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Crackdown sees police stop more motorists for drink-driving

West Yorkshire Police stopped nearly a third more motorists during the Christmas drink and drugs driving campaign, with a slight increase in the number of positive breath tests. The month-long crackdown in the county saw more than 1,800 drivers

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Big freeze defeats Albion Sports and Eccleshill United

Both Albion Sports and Eccleshill United were thwarted by the sub-zero temperatures tonight. Second-placed Albion were hoping to host Pontefract Collieries in the Baris Northern Counties East League Division One, while the Eagles should have been

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Julie's handicap victory is welcomed

Julie Steele was a popular victor of a Handicap Race on January 6 at Golden Acre Park in Bramhope. Steele (Eccleshill Road Runners) is widely known for her charity fund-raising in her marathon appearances. Her first race victory came in a special

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Police issue picture of crash victim mum Emily Phillips

Police tonight issued this picture of a mum-of-two who was killed in a crash involving a car carrying a group of Bradford men. Emily Phillips, 25, of Halifax, died when the Vauxhall Astra she was travelling in with her partner and children was

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Armitstead keen to move on from cycling's doping scandal

Otley's Lizzie Armitstead, Great Britain's first medallist of the London 2012 Olympics, believes cycling is clean now and should not continue to be tarnished by past issues of doping. Nicole Cooke, the 2008 Olympic road race champion, retired

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Brian Robinson should be given honour of starting Tour de France stage next year - Porter

BBC commentator Hugh Porter says that the decision to start the Tour de France in Yorkshire in 2014 should give the county’s cycling greats another moment in the spotlight. “They should let Brian Robinson (Mirfield) officially start

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Bees men more than make up for slow start

Bingley Bees 6, Bradford Thirds 1 Bingley Bees made an uncharacteristically slow start against Bradford Thirds, allowing the visitors possession for much of the first five minutes of this Yorkshire Men's Division Six North clash. However

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Captain Firth is white hot in Bradford whitewash

Bradford No 1 cemented their place at the top of Yorkshire Inter-District Snooker League Division One with a crushing 6-0 victory against defending champions Sheffield No 3 at Undercliffe Cricket Club. Wayne Cooper saw off the challenge of Yorkshire

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Baildon celebrate their clean sweep

A special celebration was held to mark Baildon Golf Club’s brilliant treble last season. The club won top-flight titles in the Bradford Union Scratch League, the Bradford 8-15 Association and the Bradford Rabbits Association. Baildon have consistently

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Leeds Rhinos name strongest line-up to face Bulls

Leeds Rhinos have named their strongest possible side for Danny McGuire's Testimonial game against Bradford Bulls on Sunday. Their line-up includes all seven of the Rhinos' England internationals, including national captain Kevin Sinfield

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Griffiths grabs classic late winner for Rangers

Niall Griffiths scored a late winner as leaders Dudley Hill Rangers under-nines beat third-placed Horsforth Chargers 5-4 in a Keybury League game which more than lived up to its billing. Rangers fell behind three times, despite taking an early

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Junior soccer results

CRAVEN, AIRE & WHARFE LEAGUE – Under-10 A: Oakworth Hornets 1, Menston Rgrs 2; Sandy Lane 1, Bingley Barca 10; Skipton LMS 1, BD3 5. B: Menston Rovs 0, Salts Tigers 4; Salts Panthers 5, Nab Wood 6. C: Bingley Bayern 2, Salts Pumas 1; Salts Jaguars

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Jobs at risk in Bradford district as Blockbuster goes into administration

DVD and video games rental firm Blockbuster UK has gone into administration, putting more than 4,000 jobs at risk, including at branches in Bradford, Keighley and Cleckheaton. Deloitte, which is handling the administration, said the collapse was

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Bizarre Bradford: Women in a lather over wash house

It wasn’t all snow and ice that was making the news in the winter of 1963... suds played their part as well. On January 17, half a century ago we reported a story with a magnificent strip of pictures showing why hell hath no fury like a woman,

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Where women are at top, organisations are more profitable

No quotas please! I don’t want to spend my time trying to persuade people that employing women at all levels makes good business sense. As Allan Leighton, chairman of Saltaire-based Pace, puts it: “Fifty per cent of brains are female and brains

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Campaigner's call to councillors to lift riders ban from Thackley field

Bradford Council is forcing young horse riders onto busy roads by shutting them out of a Thackley field, a campaigner claims. Tomorrow, Christine Hardaker, of the British Horse Society, will hand over a petition of more than 150 names to councillors

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Signing off with a brighter future on the horizon

After two years chairing Bradford Property Forum I will next month pass the chair on to Jonathan Riley, a partner at law firm Pinsent Masons. During that time, we’ve had more success than failure in pushing forward some of the challenging issues

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Engineering firm springs back from the devastation caused by blaze

To paraphrase Charles Dickens, “it was the worst of nights, it was the best of nights”. Worst because Saturday, August 14, 2010 could have marked the end of family engineering business Airedale Springs after more than 60 years. Best because

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Photographs show snapshot of Bradford Cathedral

Thirty-six photographs from the 1950s and 1960s showing the construction of Bradford Cathedral’s East End extension go on show. The Sanctuary, Lady Chapel and Chapel of the Holy Spirit were consecrated on October 31, 1963, by the-then Archbishop

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Bradford Down's syndrome service settles into new Bingley base

A charity that helps children with Down’s syndrome and their families has moved to a new Bingley base that will allow it to offer a much-improved service. The Down Syndrome Training and Support Service has relocated to bigger premises from Thackley

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Businesses and charities to meet to look at creating better opportunities for young people

Businesses and charities are meeting in Bradford tomorrow to discuss how they can help each other to create better opportunities for young people. A networking event is being held as part of the United Futures campaign, which aims to increase business

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Hunt for George Cooper Beck

Sir - I wonder if through your pages I might appeal to your readers for help in filling a gap in my family tree! I was born and brought up as a child in Baildon, leaving there in 1941/2. My mother, Eleanor's family name was Beck and my grandmother

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Search for Katherine Kearney

Sir - I am anxious to trace any descendants of Katherine (Kate) Kearney, who grew up and lived in Bradford during the 1860s/ 1870s, and later became a nurse and medical advisor in Afghanistan. I am a writer, researching her remarkable life, and believe

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‘Child-sex victims faced living hell’ court hears

Young girls were sexually exploited by a group of men who subjected them to depravity and perversion, a court has heard. Six girls were used by men, including nine defendants from the Oxford area, the Old Bailey jurors were told. And men were said

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Latest on helicopter crash in London - live coverage

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Can Ant & Dec bring store group a Saturday night fillip?

While most leading retailers were reporting better festive trading results, there were two major exceptions – Marks & Spencer and Bradford-based Morrisons. Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips admitted that lagging behind competitors on

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The winter the 'big freeze' got a grip of the Bradford district

Jim Greenhalf looks back at how Bradford fared as Britain faced 76 days of below-zero temperatures in the early months of 1963 ifty years ago, Bradford, like virtually the whole of Britain, was in the grip of the worst winter weather since 1947. It

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Bradford law chamber continues to make its mark inside and outside court

Bradford’s newest top judge is the latest in a line of eminent legal professionals to have cut their teeth at a city centre barristers’ chambers which combines its long heritage with a modern approach. Judge Roger Thomas, the Recorder of Bradford

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Service is excellent

SIR – My own experience with the Council on bin collections has been excellent. Having mislaid the the dates for the holiday period, I seemed to remember that the New Year’s Day one had been delayed until January 5. But thinking a Saturday

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Original site is ideal

SIR – If the new station at Low Moor is to be built on the site it is earmarked for, the people of Spen Valley will be cut off forever with no chance of a line being built in the “far distant future”. Mind you, the station has yet to be built –

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Story of self-interest

SIR – President Obama is worried the UK might leave the EU, as well he might be as it grows ever more likely. In 1975, the CIA poured big money into the ‘yes’ campaign, which had more than 20 times the amount of the ‘no’ campaign. The United

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Heading for the top?

SIR – Good luck to Phil Parkinson if he decides to further his career with a club in the Premiership. But having started to get our beloved City heading for better times ahead, I think he will shun any offers from bigger clubs and continue to mould

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What are MPs worth?

SIR – I would concede that yet another ‘crime’ that can be laid at the door of the Blair regime is the phenomenon of the ‘professional politician’. There was a time when – certainly on the Labour benches – politicians would predominantly be working-class

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An unwelcome sight

SIR – I am sure we are all now aware that Jimmy Savile was an evil excuse for a human being. Why is it then that I cannot open a newspaper or switch on the TV without his face looming up at me? I met him several times as I originate from Leeds

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Age is key factor for realistic pensions

SIR – Although state pension provision has got into a bit of a mess over the years with previously a different retiring age for men and women until recently, plus complexities like state graduated pensions from the 1960s or SERPS from the 1970s and

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What’s the deal with scheme?

There was much talk last year about the Green Deal, though what it was all about was not all that clear. It’s apparently an arrangement that allows us to use the money that we would save on our fuel bills if our houses were properly insulated to

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'Bradford social care system will get to breaking point'

The rising problem of an ageing population living longer with long-term illnesses that decades ago would have probably been terminal is being addressed by Bradford Council, as well as politicians with a national voice. This week, the Council discussed

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Birthplace of Brontes must be preserved

The literary legacy of the Bronte sisters is something this part of the world can be justifiably proud of, and it is a very important part of the heritage of the Bradford district. It is an integral part of the popularity of Haworth, with the village

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Thackley school plans set for approval

Plans to extend and refurbish a primary school in Bradford to accommodate an extra 90 pupils are being recommended for approval. Bradford Council wants to build a two-storey extension on the north-eastern side of Thackley Primary School. During

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Call to therapists to volunteer for Bradford Marie Curie Hospice

A Bradford hospice is appealing for trained complementary therapists and beauticians to give up some of their time and help patients and their carers. The Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford provides expert care and the best possible quality of life

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Newhall Primary School told to pay £4,000 for horse removal

A Bradford primary school plagued by up to 20 rogue horses ripping up its community sports pitch claims it has been told it faces paying £1,300 to have each animal removed. Staff at Newhall Primary School in Bierley complained to Bradford Council

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Bradford schools in sign up appeal for sanctuary

A sanctuary in Bradford is welcoming schools wanting to sign up for its open-arms scheme. Sanctuary In Schools is celebrating recruiting its first two schools to take part and getting sponsorship from Bradford University. The project, which

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Crewe cut off Bantams' first route to Wembley

Crewe Alexandra 4 Bradford City 1 Life usually begins at 40 but it marked the end of City’s Wembley assault in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy last night. The busiest team in the country were playing their 40th game of a convoluted campaign –

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Baildon retail park proposal wins parish council backing

Plans to keep a proposed fast-food takeaway in the Aire Valley open until 1am, seven days a week, could be changed so a new retail development can go ahead. Developers wanted permission to open the new KFC in Otley Road, Baildon, from 7am to 1am

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Eccleshill pensioner took drug overdose after abuse claims made

A Bradford pensioner overdosed on painkillers and alcohol because he could not face abuse allegations against him, an inquest has been told. John Clark, 77, of Westwood Avenue, Eccleshill, was said to be “stunned and shocked” when he was told of

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Huge setback in bid for Brontes' birthplace

A group that wants to save the Bronte birthplace in Thornton, Bradford, has received a huge set-back after learning at the last minute that the property does not qualify under a newly-introduced law which allows groups to bid to buy community assets

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Bradford arsonists caused blast in failed insurance scam

A newsagent and his friend have been jailed for setting fire to his business in a failed £25,000 insurance scam. The blaze started by business owner Fuad Deen, 22, his friend Qasim Parvez, 20, and up to two others, caused a blast which blew out

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Keighley endometriosis support group to be re-launched

A support group for sufferers of endometriosis in Keighley is back up and running. Michelle Middleton ran the group for several years, but had to put meetings on hold in 2012 due to ill health. The group will be relaunched on Monday at 7pm

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Former boss of car dealership in court on perverting the course of justice charge

A former boss at a Bradford motor dealership appeared in court yesterday accused of perverting the course of justice over a speeding ticket. Gordon Mee, 46, who was principal dealer at JCT600 BMW Bradford until August last year, is accused of letting

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Bradford City: Parkinson welcomes Nelson aboard

Phil Parkinson is backing latest capture Michael Nelson to bring an experienced head to City’s back four. The 32-year-old centre half has joined for an undisclosed fee, thought to be in the region of £30,000, from Kilmarnock on an 18-month deal

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Bradford fugitive Yasar Hussain 'in the UK'

A Bradford fugitive who was thought to be hiding out in Dubai after he feigned sickness and absconded on the first day of a crown court trial might still be in the UK, police revealed yesterday. Yasar Hussain fled at the start of a seven-week trial

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Paedophile car salesman locked up thanks to 'courage of little girls'

A dangerous predatory paedophile who cruised Bradford’s streets hunting for young girls to abduct has been locked up indefinitely. Qamar Malik yesterday became one of the last high-risk criminals to be locked up without limit of time by a sentence

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Mother of murdered Bradford teenager Donna Healey appeals for help to catch killer

The mother of a murdered Bradford teenager whose body was found 22 years ago has made an emotional appeal for the public to help catch her daughter’s killer. Donna Healey, 18, of Roxby Street, Little Horton, was working as a prostitute in Leeds

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Details of new care facilities are revealed in Saltaire, Airedale, Thackley and Goitside

More details emerged yesterday of Bradford Council plans to create four extra care facilities in the district which would allow elderly people to live independently for longer. The proposed sites are Saltaire, Airedale, Thackley and Goitside and

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Bargain-hunters swooping on HMV in Bradford

Shoppers in Bradford flocked to stricken retail chain HMV in search of a bargain. The shop, on Broadway, had a steady stream of customers yesterday, with many taking advantage of a 25 per cent-off sale following news the company had gone into administration

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Bradford Bulls call on firms to buy season tickets for staff

Bradford Bulls chiefs are urging businesses to buy season tickets for their staff as sporting success sweeps the city. Former Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe, honorary chairman of the club, said it will write to large companies, including Hallmark

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Bradford group is locked up for violence after EDL Cleckheaton march

Six Bradford men who took part in “sustained, unprovoked racist violence” after attending a demonstration by the far-Right English Defence League, have been locked up, and banned from any EDL gathering. Judge Scott Wolstenholme told the group they

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Reasons for Baildon wood hanging death still a mystery

Mystery still surrounds why a Polish man hanged himself in a Baildon wood. The riddle of what Marek Pisarkiewicz was doing in the Bradford area remained unsolved, a city inquest was told yesterday. Police had not been able to find any evidence

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Woman robbed at knife-point in Five Lane Ends

Police have not ruled out a possible link between a “distressing” knife-point robbery on a woman in Five Lane Ends and two earlier knife-point robberies in nearby Wrose. On Saturday night, a knife-wielding robber slashed the woman’s hands to make

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Public meeting will be held to disuss Ilkley Local Development Framework

The date for a public meeting to discuss the Local Development Framework (LDF) in Ilkley will announced at next month’s parish council meeting. Ilkley Parish Council plans to hold an open disscussion with residents. Currently the plans are