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Teenager missing for second time
A 14-year-old girl from Keighley has gone missing for the second time in seven days. Police issued a renewed appeal yesterday for information on the whereabouts of Klaudia Gallayasova. The teenager originally went missing from her home on Selbourne
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‘Hand not bitten’ during dog attack, jury has ruled
An American bulldog did not bite a teenage girl’s hand during a dog attack in a park, a jury has ruled. Clare Breen, 31, was accused of being the owner of a dog which was dangerously out of control and bit teenage girl Lucinda McGrath when it got
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Numbers all add up for Bradford Park Avenue boss
Even the most pessimistic Avenue followers are beginning to believe that what seemed impossible is suddenly almost tangible. Supporters and onlookers alike have been loathe to suggest that Avenue’s slim hopes of a play-off finish to their first
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Parsley won't let season fizzle out
The Throstle Nest faithful have seen this season turn to dust in front of their eyes but Farsley manager Neil Parsley promises to galvanise his team and come back even stronger. Expectations were high last August as Farsley began their second season
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Spot-on Baltic win Goals Bradford crown
Baltic claimed their first ever Goals Bradford League Trophy title after the Wednesday Premiership outfit overcame current Monday Premiership leaders Mighty Morphin Flower Rangers 5-4 on penalties, having been level-pegging at 4-4 after normal time
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Yorkshire: Ballance hits ton after Lee turns screw
Centurion Gary Ballance saved Yorkshire from embarrassment with the bat on the opening day of their county summer as Cleckheaton’s James Lee also starred with seven wickets for Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities. Lee was released by Yorkshire midway
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Cullingworth are the chosen ones as Great Horton Church miss out
It was a close-run thing but Cullingworth have been accepted into the Foster’s Halifax League for the 2014 season. The Mewies Solicitors Craven League club were voted in 17-13 at the Calderdale league’s monthly meeting at Pellon Social Club this
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Drivers warned over thefts
Police are urging residents to be aware of the growing problem of vehicles being broken into in part of Bradford. Officers have revealed that six thefts from motor vehicles have occurred in the last week in the Royds area of the city. A police
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Man facing kidnap charge
A 30-year-old Bradford man is to face trial on a kidnap charge. Zeeshan Mobin, of Falcon Mews, Lower Grange, pleaded not guilty at Bradford Crown Court today. Mobin was granted conditional bail until his trial on May 22.
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Stolen property recovered
Stolen property has been recovered during a house search in Bradford. The property, discovered at a house in Manningham, is believed to have been stolen from vehicles in the area. A police spokesman said: “It is vitally important that no property
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Warning over vote registering
A Spen Valley councillor is warning residents not to take up offers from a company of a £30-a-time ‘assisted service’ to help them register to vote. Coun Andrew Pinnock said it was something people could do themselves easily, quickly and for free
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Carole's cracking start is no surprise to Kittrick
Seb Carole has been an instant hit with Guiseley, bringing his Gallic flair to Nethermoor. The former Monaco, Leeds United and West Ham man is still only 30 and has shown he has the desire to play in the Conference North. The Frenchman could
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Help for homeowners over boilers
People with old, inefficient or faulty boilers could qualify for a free replacement. The scheme is being run as part of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), a Government programme designed to reduce energy consumption in Britain by providing home
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Keighley Cougars: Leather hits his straps
Cougars coach Paul March believes a watching brief on the sidelines helped Scott Leatherbarrow win the Premier Sports Championship Player of the Week. The former Wigan Academy half-back played a key role in wins over Barrow and Hunslet that lifted
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Tordoff makes dream debut at Brands Hatch
Rawdon racing driver Sam Tordoff picked up three points finishes, including a third-place podium spot, in his British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) debut at Brands Hatch. The 23-year-old contributed 40 points to the MG KX Momentum Racing Team
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Century shifts Ballance towards Yorkshire
Gary Ballance has posted an excellent century against the Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities in a successful bid to underpin a Yorkshire recovery with the bat this afternoon thanks to the help of Ryan Sidebottom. The in-form left-hander, who recently
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Yorkshire start season with collapse against Leeds/Bradford
Talk about a shock to the system! Yorkshire have had a nightmare morning with the bat to open up the new season against the Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities side at Headingley by losing seven wickets. Former White Rose fast bowler James Lee, released
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Bradford's HMV store saved in buy out deal
The HMV store on Broadway, Bradford, is among 141 outlets to have been saved after the music chain was bought out of administration by resturcturing firm Hilco, it was announced today. Hilco has bought HMV from administrator Deloitte, reportedly
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VERDICT; Keighley woman's dog did not bite teenager
A woman accused of being the owner of a dog which bit a teenage girl in a park has been cleared. A jury took just 25 minutes to unanimously decide that Clare Breen’s dog, Becky, did not bite the hand of 16-year-old Lucinda McGrath in Lund Park,
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Camra calls for pubs to celebrate beer duty cut
Camra , the Campaign for Real Ale, has started a month-long celebration of British community pubs following the scrapping of the beer duty escalator and the first cut in beer duty in a generation announced in last month’s Budget. The consumer group
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Keighley and Otley pubs get Camra honour
Two of the district’s best- loved pubs have made it onto a list of the UK’s top 150 real ale establishments. Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale, says the pubs were all chosen by local branch members who votes were based on customer service, value
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A life less ordinary as unwanted visitors arrive
DARK SKIES (15, 97 mins) Three stars Starring Josh Hamilton, Keri Russell, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, LJ Benet, JK Simmons, Annie Thurman, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist. Director: Scott Stewart. Every year, thousands of people claim to have
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Problem is, we have no perspective
My e-mail provider has done something to my e-mails. I’m not sure what, because I didn’t really properly read any of the e-mails they sent saying they were doing this. I am now trying to frantically find these e-mails, because I am not in work
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Friday, April 5, 2013
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Wilsden singer Jane Hamson, 25, revealed she was to appear on Bob Monkhouse’s TV show Opportunity Knocks. 50 years ago: Hundreds missed the first half of the English Schools Trophy quarter-final between Bradford
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Great advert for bobbies on the beat
After the disappointing revelation, exclusively revealed on our front page last week, that just 32 people had been convicted following 684 burglaries in Bradford city centre last year, we are especially pleased today to be able to report a very different
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Scheme is dangerous
SIR – Is the mortgage deposit guarantee scheme announced by Government all it’s cracked up to be or will it be like similar moves from Labour last time, simply encouraging people to buy what they can’t afford, which was a major contribution to house
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Council tax shock
SIR – In response to David Harris’s recent letter, we too are shocked at new changes for empty unfurnished properties. My sisters and I are selling my late uncle’s flat and have been informed that we have to pay 100 per cent council tax. When my
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Rights are reasonable
SIR – UKIP’s Jason Smith (Letters, April 2) doesn’t seen averse to bending/misinterpreting the truth to make a political point. In his latest epistle, he says: ”it couldn’t be further from the truth”, that the EU champions human rights. Excuse
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Not enough to live on
SIR – Is it possible for the T&A to find out, not which planet the welfare minister Ian Duncan Smith is living on, but in which country he is living, saying he could live on £53 a week? My young unemployed neighbour cannot live on £72 per week
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Sites need maintaining
SIR – While I am not at all surprised by Philip Davies narrow-minded, knee-jerk response to your story about the refurbishment of the traveller sites in Bradford, your opinion column hardly did much to really portray a balanced view on the matter,
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Suspects arrested
Two people were arrested in the Manningham area of Bradford yesterday on suspicion of theft from a motor car. A house search was carried out by police and property was recovered. A male and a female were being questioned last night.
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Teen idols break loose with thriller
SPRING BREAKERS (18, 94 mins) ** Drama/Thriller/Action. James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Gucci Mane, Heather Morris. Director: Harmony Korine. This off-kilter tale of crime and punishment is as close as
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Comments on Police Authority are misleading
SIR – I was disappointed to read some very misleading comments by D A Moncaster of Baildon (Letters, March 19). Mr Moncaster has again claimed the previous West Yorkshire Police Authority spent £250,000 on a quarterly newsletter that took four
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Great Horton man, 37, led police on 'procession' chase
A dangerous driver led a police pursuit which was “more of a procession than a chase,” Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Brian Finch, 37, who was being treated as a high-risk missing person, failed to stop when requested to by police as he
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309s and Waiting for Wednesday perform in double bill at Bradford Latvian Club
Next Friday an unusual double concert takes place at Bradford’s Latvian Club. Two very different West Yorkshire bands, the 309s and Waiting For Wednesday, will be releasing new records on the same night. The 309s’ Halfway to Heaven is a CD
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Family grows together in life-affirming fantasy tale
THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN (U, 105 mins) *** Starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush, David Morse, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dianne Wiest, Ron Livingston, Lois Smith, M Emmet Walsh. Director: Peter Hedges. The Odd Life Of Timothy
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Doing ugly bits right served us pretty well
Ricky Ravenhill column: It wasn’t said in the dressing room but everyone knew we had to win at Torquay. We made it difficult for ourselves by only drawing last Friday so we were well aware what was at stake. We couldn’t afford to keep drawing.
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Parkinson's sufferers to get a chance to dance
A dance with a difference is being organised by therapy and nursing staff from Airedale Hospital. It is for people with Parkinson’s Disease, and is designed to give them an opportunity to enjoy a night out with friends and family. The idea
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'Cannabis laws need to be overhauled'
Like many teenagers in the early 1990s, Rob was caught up in the rave culture which went hand-in-hand with drug use. He and his friends started with cannabis and in just a few months, Rob (not his real name) was using heroin. What started out as
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Get fit and learn to ride bikes
Free Get Fit on Your Bike sessions aimed at encouraging adults to take up cycling, or get back on their bikes, and increase their physical activity in the evenings are being held at Wibsey Park, Bradford, starting on Wednesday, April 10, from 6.15pm
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Warning over missing house surveys
Homebuyers have been warned that they are taking a big risk by not having a property survey in order to save money. James Wattrus, head of surveys at Illkey-based estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley said not having a proper survey was a false
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Alhambra Theatre to be transformed for Sleeping Beauty on Ice
Olga Sharuntenko has a long, harsh winter in her native Russia to thank for her glittering international figure skating career. At the age of six she stepped out onto an icy street and discovered a flair for skating. Following in the footsteps
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Bradford choir Chordiality to celebrate 20th anniversary
Bradford choir Chordiality is celebrating its 20th anniversary by teaming up with Bradford Metropolitan Concert Band for a performance. The choir has recently been busy with a concert at St Winefride’s Church in Wibsey, where it presented a Concert
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We can capitalise on London's lack of home comfort
Jamie Foster column: It will feel like playing at a neutral ground when we face London at Wycombe tomorrow. The Broncos don’t get the biggest crowds anyway and it can’t be good for them to keep having to move games. You’re messing the fans about
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Cats returns to Alhambra at Bradford
Cats is one of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history and it returns to the Alhambra for two weeks this month. Based on TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking show is directed by
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‘Terrifying take’ on Bronte family puts Branwell in the spotlight
Young Branwell Bronte, who once ruled an imaginary world, is now a man trying to cope with the real world. Having failed as a poet and painter, as doomed in love as he is in literature, he slips down the road of drink, drugs and despair. His
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Bradford City boss urges his form guys to push on
Phil Parkinson has challenged City to win tomorrow’s power struggle with Northampton and stay firmly in the play-off picture. The Bantams boss senses his side are hitting top form as their marathon campaign heads into a final make-or-break six
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Pet owner tells of dog incident ordeal
A pet owner told a jury how she couldn’t breath after her dog clamped its jaws around another in an attack she described as “awful”. Leeds Crown Court heard that spaniel Ted was left “with its belly and intestines hanging out”. Clare Breen
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Bronte pictures to help Bethany Hare Smile Foundation
Reproductions of an original portrait of the Bronte family and other scenes of Haworth have been uncovered in a chapel cellar in the Dales and donated to a local children’s charity for sale to the public. They are part of a collection of ‘Vintage
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Police pair are a force to be reckoned with
Police dog Gimley and his handler PC Tim Yates are a powerful force when patrolling the streets of Bradford – as suspected knife-wielding burglars discovered to their cost. A terrified resident in the Ravenscliffe area rang police after two men
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Bingley Music Live launches search for unsigned talent
Following the line-up announcement of Primal Scream, The Cribs and The Wonder Stuff, preparations for Bingley Music Live are well under way. Now the search is on for unsigned artists to be part of this year’s festival. The Emerging Talent Competition
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High Society encounter as Batley thespians meet star of Alhambra show
High Society is in town this week and cast members have met up with the team behind an amateur production of the show. Members of Batley Amateur Thespian Society went to see the lively musical at the Alhambra and met its star, Michael Praed.
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Aqueduct reopens after repairworks are completed
A three-month project to update the 240-year-old listed Dowley Gap aqueduct has finished. Temporary dams were installed at both ends of the aqueduct, in Bingley, to hold back the water and a 250-metre section was drained so leaks could be repaired
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Thorpe Edge man, 24, took girl, 14, to seaside overnight
A 24-year-old man who went to Blackpool with a 14-year-old girl has been made subject of a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order and ordered to do 120 hours unpaid work for the community after pleading guilty to child abduction. Bradford Crown
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Bradford City fan Kathleen Kelly dies aged 96
A Bradford City fire survivor believed to be one of the oldest fans backing the Bantams in their Capital One Cup final at Wembley has died aged 96. Kathleen Kelly, who featured on the front page of the Telegraph & Argus the day before City’
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Bradford hairdresser is runner-up at National Hairdressers’ Federation Championships
A teenage hairdresser from Bradford was runner-up in the junior blow-dry competition at the National Hairdressers’ Federation Championships in Blackpool. Charlotte Westall, 17, of Bankfoot, who works as a trainee at Exceed Training Academy, entered
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Thornton Singers issue appeal for new members
Thornton Singers have made an appeal for new members. The 38-voice mixed choir (left) rehearses every Wednesday from 7.30pm for two hours at Haworth Road Methodist Church in Bradford. Membership secretary Christine Gillver said: ‘‘Our members
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Keighley school pupils take part in sponsored run for Catholic Care
Keighley school pupils took part in a sponsored run in aid of vulnerable adults and children. The youngsters from Holy Family Catholic School and St Anne’s Primary School took part in the run in the grounds of Cliffe Castle to support the work
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Baildon Players' production raises £600 for Cancer Research
Baildon Players have raised more than £600 from a recent production of the comedy Ladies Down Under. The play, by Amanda Whittington, included a collection taken in the audience for Cancer Research. “The director is given the option of doing
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Bradford Bulls half-back Sammut must mix magic with discipline
Jarrod Sammut is under coach’s orders to curtail the maverick side of his game at Adams Park tomorrow. Francis Cummins wants more discipline in the former Penrith Panther’s play and spoke to him after Monday’s win over Salford. The Bulls coach
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Bradford City striker Wells: I'll get my Nak back against Cobblers
Nahki Wells is convinced his barren spell will end with yet another goal against Northampton. City’s leading marksman last hit the net with a free-kick at Fleetwood – three weeks before Wembley. But the third-placed Cobb-lers have provided
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Anger as Menston housing plan approved
Campaigners from Menston have spoken of their disappointment that the fight to stop hundreds of homes built on fields appears to be over. Bradford Council’s Regulatory and Appeals Committee met yesterday to discuss three applications that would
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Bradford convenience stores family set to star in TV show
A Bradford business that sprung to prominence in the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Means Business Awards will spill its top trading secrets on a new BBC2 documentary later this year. Showmakers spent six weeks filming the Kumar family, who run
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Birds of Chicago to perform at Saltaire
Birds of Chicago, who play at The Live Room in Saltaire tonight, is a collective based around two of the finest singers on the American roots scene, JT Nero and Allison Russell. The duo (pictured) have emerged as two of the most compelling new
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Shearbridge Residents' Association hosts successful shared meal
Last month’s heavy snowfall failed to put off about 120 people who made it to the Grange Interlink Centre for a shared meal organised by Shearbridge Residents Association on March 23. Chairman of the association, Amjad Ahmed, said: “It was a pleasure
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Gale won't get fazed by return to London with Bradford Bulls
Luke Gale can expect no old pal’s act when he makes his first Bulls outing of the year tomorrow. The half-back returns to face former club London Broncos after recovering from an ankle operation in the off-season. Francis Cummins is thrilled
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Father-of-three shot dead during drugs raid on home
A father-of-three has died from gunshot injuries following a shooting incident during a police drugs raid at a house in Bradford. The 49-year-old suffered the fatal injuries during a struggle with unarmed officers at the detached property on Buckingham
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Dramatic hit-and-run crash in Bradford caught on CCTV
A Mercedes-Benz which caused £11,000 of damage to a parked Range Rover in the centre of Bradford on Easter Monday was caught on CCTV as the driver sped away from the crash. Margaret Crompton had left her three-year-old company 4x4 parked on the
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Police praised after burglary rates are slashed
The number of house break-ins across Bradford has fallen by 30 per cent in the last year, with offences slashed by more than half in some areas of the city. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show there were 5,503 dwelling burglaries
