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Is Pakistan on the brink of political chaos?
Pakistani politics in normal days and normal circumstances, a rare commodity that the country has enjoyed in its short history, is much complex and unpredictable. But in the last two weeks, the sudden and dramatic appearance of Dr. Tahir ul Qadri
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Game wins £500 prize for student Josh Marriage
A Bradford-based student has won a national online games design course. Josh Marriage, 21, won the over-19 Creativity Award at games design course Adobe Generation, along with 24-year-old Sam Workman, netting himself a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud
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Council urges 'don't miss school bus consultation deadline'
Time is running out for people to help shape Bradford Council’s policy covering transport to schools and colleges. The public have until Friday, January 25, to have their say on possible changes which, if implemented, would come into effect for
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Warnock hoping for no late hiccups
Leeds manager Neil Warnock is looking for a response from his players tomorrow night. United have lost three of their last four matches, including a 2-0 reverse at bottom club Barnsley at the weekend, but the carrot is a home FA Cup tie against
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Mentor delighted as pupils win national cyclo-cross titles
Chris Young may not have had a great time as a rider in last weekend’s National Cyclo-Cross Championships at Peel Park. But having finished fourth in the men’s 45-49 years race at the Bradford venue, the Shipley veteran’s mood was tempered by two
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Skipper Iqbal leads from the front for Thornbury Celtic
Early-morning frost caused 22 fixtures to be called off involving Bradford Sunday Alliance League clubs yesterday. One of the early casualties was the West Riding County Sunday Cup tie between White Eagles and Leeds Combination League opponents
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Gildersome Spurs Old Boys in emphatic quarter-final victory
Gildersome Spurs Old Boys are through to the semi-finals of the Terry Marflitt Trophy in the Yorkshire Amateur League. Leading 5-0 at half-time, they won 7-1 at Shire Academics. Goals from Ben Keedy (2) , Matty Jackson (2), Steve Wales
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Trophy exit mars league victory for Bradford Dragons
It was a hit and miss weekend for Bradford Dragons as they won their latest league match but then bowed out of the National Trophy. The Dragons edged past Bristol Academy Flyers 86-85 in vcars.co.uk Division One but two matches in successive days
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Killings in Pakistan spark protest in Bradford
More than 100 protesters gathered outside the Pakistan Consulate in Bradford today in protest at the latest killing of members of the Shia Community in Pakistan. The protest was organised by the city’s Hussainia Islamic Mission which warned it
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Reilly is spot-on as Steeton extend Premier Division lead to seven points
Steeton tightened their grip on top spot in the Premier Division of the West Riding County Amateur League with a 2-0 home win over basement side Overthorpe. After a goalless first half, during which the visitors more than matched their hosts for
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE – Great Horton 6, Princeville A 1; Princeville B 3, Bradford Deaf Centre 4; Pudsey 6, Eastbrook 1. Breaks: T Kershaw (Princeville A) 41; P Devitt (Eastbrook) 37.
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West Riding County Amateur League options are limited in Challenge Cup
The chances of the West Riding County Amateur League’s clubs dominating the West Riding County FA finals at the end of this season have been reduced. Ovenden West Riding were beaten 3-2 at home by East Lancashire League side Rimington
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Appeal for Bradford daffodil collectors
Marie Curie Cancer Care is appealing for people in Bradford to donate an hour of their time this March, to hand out the charity’s daffodil pin in return for donations as part of the charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal. The appeal is Marie Curie’s biggest
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Free Bradford event on running of small local websites
A training session on small local websites for small communities is being held in Bradford later this month. The free event will focus on the emergence of small local media and how it can provide new tools to connect small villages and neighbourhoods
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Calendar of Keighley Playhouse cast boosts Manorlands
A risqué calendar created as a stage prop for a Keighley Playhouse production has raised £305 for Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands. The cast of Calendar Girls, staged last September, surreptitiously posed nude to boost the authenticity of
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Bradford City fears for Meredith
James Meredith is suffering from glandular fever, Phil Parkinson revealed this afternoon. And the City boss fears the left back, one of the best performers of the campaign, could possibly miss the rest of the season. Meredith spent the weekend
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Two more arrests after fatal collision
Police investigating a crash which left a 25-year-old mum dead and a man and their two young children seriously injured have today arrested two more people on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. A 23-year-old man and a 22-year-old
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Questions raised over Keighley flooding plans
A Keighley town councillor said she would like to know what measures were in place should Keighley experience serious flooding. Commenting during the latest full town council meeting, Councillor Margaret Ward said the subject of community flood
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Steaming in for Bradford Hobbit showing
Dozens of steampunks swapped their goggles for 3D glasses when they went on a mass outing to the National Media Museum in Bradford on Saturday. Almost 40 people from across the North-West and Yorkshire dressed up in the distinctive mix of Victorian
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Backing sought for Bradford ward's dementia action plan
Idle and Thackley could become the first dementia-friendly Bradford Council ward if the community gets behind the plan. A public consultation has started with a meeting taking place later this month to get the views of residents and businesses
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Expansion plan for Birstall off-road motorbike site
A charity set up to give young people a safe place to practice off-road motorcycling is hoping to expand. Bumpy (Birstall Urban Motorcycle Project for Youth) is a nine-acre motorbike trails park which hosts on and off-road training and competitions
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New plans submitted for Wickes and KFC development in Baildon
A developer is pushing forward with a second set of plans to build a takeaway and DIY superstore in Baildon. Commercial Development Projects withdrew its plans for a 2,357 square metre Wickes and a 328 square metre KFC on the Lower Holme Mills
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Consider making 'relationship resolution' says Bradford charity Relate
Bradford Relate is asking couples to consider making ‘relationship resolutions’ following a ‘significant’ rise in couples seeking relationship support. Since the start of the New Year Relate has seen the number of new clients booking their first
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A new you with bootcamp breaks
A beautiful country house perched in the hills of North Yorkshire, with delicious food served by a personal chef, doesn’t really sound like the setting for a boot camp. But throw daily eight-hour training sessions with two army soldiers into the
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Snow hits Bradford district - Live Updates
1:33pm A montage of some of the images our photographers have taken this morning. 1:06pm @Bradford_TandA Why does snow in W Yorks cause hysteria, closed schools
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MY Alam's Kilo sees red in warts-and-all Bradford drug tale
Red Laal by M Y Alam (Route Publishing, £14.99) Let’s be clear: M Y Alam isn’t going to win any awards from Welcome To Yorkshire for his portrayal of Bradford. There are pills aplenty in Red Laal, but none of them are sugar-coated in this tale
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It’s time to man-up with healthy new diet
Modern man may be image-conscious, family-oriented and not afraid to shed a tear or two, but how many males want to start the year mainlining cabbage soup or gossiping at a weekly weigh-in? If you find the idea of channelling your inner warrior
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Crippling injury toll contributes to hiding for Wharfedale
Esher 64, Wharfedale 20 The last thing Wharfedale needed on their visit to the highly-professional Esher in SSE National League One was a hiding. Even worse was the injury toll of five, for the second time this season leaving the Greens to
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Fantasy attractions at the Royal Armouries, Leeds
For Hobbit fans, it is an essential day out. Viewers of one of the most talked-about films of the moment should make a diary date, if they haven’t already done so, to visit The Swords Of Middle-Earth exhibition – one of many events of interest at the
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Be tree-wise to ash dieback
Ash dieback was the big environmental story of 2012 – and the deadly fungus Chalara fraxinea threatening to blight our ash and so change the face of our countryside is not about to drift away in 2013. In December, Government figures revealed that
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Bradford families challenged to learn rhymes
Bradford Libraries is challenging families to learn ten rhymes in four weeks. It is running a series of fun events across the Bradford district as part of the national Bookstart Rhyme Challenge, which offers a great opportunity for parents or carers
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Low Moor railway station plan is on the right track, say experts
Bradford Rail Users’ Group believes plans for a new rail station at Low Moor will not be scrapped – despite continual delays. Chairman James Vasey was speaking ahead of a forum on the issue to be held later this month. Concerned residents will
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Cyclist, 50, suffers serious head injuries in crash in Baildon
A 50-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after coming off his racing bike in Baildon yesterday. The Baildon man was cycling along Potter Brow Road towards Mill Lane at about 1.40pm, when he came off his bicycle and
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Bradford disabled charity’s criticism over sport funding
A Bradford charity which supports disabled athletes has criticised the Government for failing to provide funding for the Special Olympics as it starts a £20,000 fundraising campaign to send 31 competitors to the event. Bradford Disability Sport
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Keen singer starts new Bradford community choir
A singing fan is hoping to bring a bit of harmony to her community – by starting a new choir. Natalie Kershaw had sung in choirs as a child and was keen to join one again. But when she could not find one, she decided to set one up herself.
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Turn off the celebrity no-marks
Is it just me, or are there far too many celebrity participation shows? They seem to be wall-to-wall at the moment. Every time you turn on the TV there’s a celeb learning to dance, skate, get fit, or cook a chicken supreme. And now the most
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Sentencing puzzle
SIR – What kind of warped justice can jail a dodgy lawyer for five years for nobbling witnesses, and two mindless morons who end a man’s life racing their cars can get only four years? It’s about time using cars in these circumstances was listed
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Getting the job done
SIR – Further to B Barraclough’s letter (T&A, January 1) in which he quoted D Walker saying in his letter (T&A, December 22) that the Japanese built a new bridge to replace one destroyed by that dreadful tsunami in three days, I recall that
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Making a profit
SIR – In his letter (T&A, January 8), Ron Harding carries on the tripe emenating almost daily by your correspondent C Hindle about banks making money out of thin air. Nonsense, they make it out of money deposited with them by people who would
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Bins conundrum
SIR – Further to the correspondence about refuse collections over Christmas/New Year, I usually have my bin emptied on a Tuesday, like Councillor Glen Miller (Letters, January 3). Unlike A Richards and L Ritchie (Letters, January 4) I did not have
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Clarity is needed
SIR – Councillor Hawkesworth refers to her support for traditional Conservative values. I, and I expect many other voters, would find a clear description of these values very useful when deciding for whom we will vote when the opportunity arises.
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Greedy capitalists
SIR – I did not know whether to laugh or cry recently when Prime Minister David Cameron, with his pet rabbit Nick Clegg, stood up on his soapbox with his usual right-wing Tory arrogance, boasting how well the Coalition has done this last two years.
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Better-deal scheme
SIR – I read with pleasure your article about the Warm Homes Health Partnership (‘Groups’ action will keep Bradford elderly warm’, January 8) which aims to help keep vulnerable and elderly people warm this winter. In Calderdale, we are also very
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Could this be way the way forward on the tracks?
SIR – I believe that the Bradford Rail Users’ Group is looking in completely the wrong direction by insisting that the routes into Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square should be connected. Their suggested route would completely bypass
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Conjuring tricks
SIR – I was asked the other day, “If banks produce money out of nothing and use it to flood the housing market, why is it that various governments have not intervened to prevent it?” There are two answers. Firstly, the short answer is they can’
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Link up with Undercliffe's new housing development
An exclusive new housing development less than two miles from Bradford city centre has just been unveiled to potential househunters. A sales cabin has opened its doors to show plans of the different house types available at The Links in Moor View
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More who left us...
SIR – Call it morbid curiosity, but I’ve kept a list of well-known personalities who’ve passed away by the end of each year, for several years now. I noticed there are a number of famous names on my list that are missing from the T&A Review
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Sensible approach
SIR – I am delighted that MPs have rejected a draft EU directive aimed at increasing the number of women on company boards. We all know that Brussels says “jump” and we just ask “how high?” so it made a pleasant change to read that MPs agreed a
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Flesh, blood and skill
SIR – Congratulations to all the staff at Valley Parade, especially to Phil Parkinson and his players on their achievements. Beyond the money, hype and monopoly Sky television has over the Premier League, it all boils down to flesh, blood and skill
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Spread the City feelgood factor!
SIR – Congratulations to Bradford City Football Club on their latest success. One of their chairmen recently commented on the fact that no city councillors had congratulated them, although celebrities from around the world were applauding the club
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'Age should not be a job barrier'
'Many thought they had a job for life. They never thought they would be made redundant.” Since setting up a service helping people find employment, Filao Wilson has seen demand for services increase, and now she is launching a programme to help
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Beacon in dementia awareness
Dementia is a growing problem that more and more of us have to contend with – if not in ourselves, then with friends and loved ones. We are generally living longer thanks to advances in medical science, but where medicine can improve the longevity
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Don’t dilute action over bookies
The Telegraph & Argus has campaigned against the proliferation of betting shops on the district’s High Street. So the Government’s statement that it is prepared to bring in new laws to clamp down on planning restrictions relating to bookies
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Ashtree's name change as business prospers
An award-winning Bradford company has changed its name to better reflect its current operations as it continues to expand. Ashtree Glass will now be known as Ashtree Vision & Safety Ltd as glass products account for only 35 per cent of sales
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Historic BBC prop collection at Media Museum
Those interested in the history of the BBC can trawl through historical artefacts on display in Bradford. The National Media Museum has a mixture of props, day-to-day artefacts from the life of the BBC, and lots of historic technology. The
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Not bad for starters, says Bradford Bulls coach
Francis Cummins saluted his players after the Bulls destroyed Dewsbury 48-6 in their opening pre-season friendly yesterday. Elliott Whitehead scored four tries and produced a brilliant assist for debutant Matty Blythe, while Heath L’Estrange, Matt
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Affordable flats for elderly planned at Eldwick
Bradford Council has revealed plans to build 36 flats for the elderly next to Eldwick Primary School. The flats, all for rent, would be built on a site to the west of the school and are part of the authority’s push to build 80 affordable homes
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Otley school runs community astronomy course
Anyone inspired by the BBC’s Stargazing Live project can find out more about astronomy at a course in Otley. Prince Henry’s Grammar School, under its community education programme, is enrolling new students onto its Basic Astronomy class. The
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New Keighley Town Council committee responsible for North Street civic centre
Keighley Town Council’s North Street civic centre is now the responsibility of a full committee of the council. The facility had been overseen by a sub-group drawn from members of the council’s management and staffing committee. However, councillors
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Bradford City: Cup heroes' league form takes worrying nosedive
Bradford City 1 Oxford United 2 Jekyll and Hyde January goes on for the Bantams. The first month of 2013 could go down in folklore with the club on the brink of their first cup final appearance in over a century. It could also be looked
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Snow causes disruption to rush-hour traffic
Overnight snowfall is causing minor traffic disruption in Bradford today. Bradford Council said its gritters had been out on primary routes in the city from around 3.30am this morning as rain and sleet turned to snow. So far, no major incidents
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Bradford Bulls: Whitehead proves an unstoppable four-ce
Dewsbury Rams 6 Bradford Bulls 48 The result was essentially meaningless but Francis Cummins had every right to feel pleased with a thoroughly good afternoon’s work at the Tetley’s Stadium yesterday. The Bulls ran in eight tries and had far
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Council to consider conduct of nurse Shelley Morrison at Bierley hospital
A female mental health nurse was today facing a conduct hearing accused of pursuing an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable patient at a Bradford psychiatric hospital. It is alleged registered nurse Shelley Morrison exchanged phone numbers
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Flood fear of Menston housing plan campaigners
Menston campaigners fear their village cannot cope with existing flooding and drainage problems without the prospect of further development. Members of Menston Action Group (MAG) are continuing to oppose plans to about 300 houses on Greenfield
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Bradford City: Parkinson vows to keep his eye on the ball during contract talks
Phil Parkinson insists his own future will not take centre stage while City’s League Two campaign continues to falter. The Bantams manager is expected to sign a new deal to stay at Valley Parade after rebuffing a “double your money” offer from
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80s stars at Bradford Bulls’ stadium concert
Eighties pop icons Rick Astley and Belinda Carlisle are on the bill of the first major pop concert to be held at Bradford Bulls’ Provident Stadium, the Telegraph & Argus can exclusively reveal. The Super League’s Odsal ground will host The
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Bradford Council leader may use BlameDave Twitter campaign to help charity
The leader of Bradford Council has revealed how a light-hearted Twitter hashtag blaming him for everything from toilet blunders to ‘man flu’ could be emblazoned across T-shirts to raise cash for charity. Councillor David Green said he is considering
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George and Dragon pub in Bradford set to close as licensees retire
A community pub in Bradford looks set to shut when its licensees retire after pulling pints for more than a quarter of a century. Regulars at the George and Dragon in Great Horton Road say they will mourn the loss of the popular hub. Gerry
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Baildon pubs to get £300,000 facelift
Work was starting today on a £300,000 facelift for two Baildon pubs which will create up to 20 new jobs. The Malt Shovel will be closed until Monday, January 28, to allow a major makeover, with the Angel following suit at the end of the month.
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Mud and glory as cyclo-cross national championships come to Peel Park
Hundreds of cyclists from across the country descended on Bradford this weekend, as the city hosted the National Cyclo-Cross Champion-ships. The two-day event at Peel Park was described as a huge success that showed the city at its best and further
