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Greengates building is approved
Plans to build a detached shop unit in the corner of a restaurant car park have been granted. The scheme, at Pippos Restaurant, 927-929 Harrogate Road, Greengates, Bradford, relates to the construction of a single-storey detached unit to be used
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History of Bingley Moor work put on display
The past of Bingley Moor will be revealed at an afternoon of events following an archaeological investigation of the site. The Stanbury Hill Project has been investigating a prehistoric landscape since 2008 and has now finished its work. Archaeological
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Bradford Family History Group street name talk
Bradford Family History Group will hear a talk called What’s In A Street Name by member Astrid Hansen on Monday at Shipley Library, Well Croft, Shipley, at 7pm.
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Live blog: Chesterfield v Bantams
4:14pm Striker replaces left back Townsend. Talbot dropped back to fullback, Chesterfield going to conventional 4-4-2. 4:13pm Marc Richards coming on for Chesterfield.
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Low Moor group meets
The Young at Heart group for people aged over 50 meets at Sedbergh Community Centre, in Huddersfield Road, Low Moor, on Wednesday at 1pm.
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Haworth homes plan approved
Plans for new houses in Haworth Conservation Area have been given the go-ahead by Bradford Council. The two new homes will be built on the grounds of Ivy Bank House, a Victorian Villa on Ivy Bank Lane. Nicholas Neale was granted planning permission
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Oxenhope access road gets re-laying cash
Bradford Council will spend £45,000 re-laying an Oxenhope road used by only a handful of people. Outside Lane is not a through road, and only used to access several farms and rural properties. But a recent road survey found it to be one of the worst
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Bradford faith course
A residential course on Faith Resilience in Northern Towns is being led by the Rev Dr Barbara Glasson and Dr Helen Reid at the Dubrovnik Hotel, Manningham, Bradford, from Tuesday, April 16, to Thursday, April 18. Call (01943) 510653 for details.
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Ilkley Jubilee step officially opened
Civic dignitaries gathered in memorial gardens in Ilkley for the unveiling of steps and a memorial stone refurbished to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Although almost 60 years have passed since the Riverside Memorial Gardens were completed,
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Family thanked by Thornbury man, inquest hears
A 72-year-old man who killed himself left his family a note thanking them for looking after him. A Bradford inquest yesterday heard how Masoued Elahi, of Moor Park Drive, Thornbury, Bradford, had locked himself in his downstairs bedroom on November
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Bradford's sporting history emerges
The hidden sporting history of Bradford will be brought to life in a guided walk around the city centre on Saturday, April 20. Staged as part of the first Bantams’ History week, the walk will follow part of the route taken by Bradford City’s victorious
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Gambian players kitted out by Tyersal football club
A kind-hearted football club in Bradford has kitted out young footballers in Gambia – with the help of sports commentator John Helm. Tyersal gave five full kits and a variety of shirts, shorts and training tops after Bradford City put them in contact
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Bradford hospital worker’s works to raise haemophilia awareness
A Bradford hospital worker is continuing her mission to help children in India suffering from haemophilia, by spending a day raising awareness. Lakhbir Kaur, equality and diversity liaison officer for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
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Bradford movie show is a mystery
A group of friends who meet up in each others’ homes to watch films have set up an organisation screening films to wider audiences. The difference is that audiences have no idea what film they are going to watch until they arrive! The group
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Fancy popping into a new vintage shop in Bradford?
Another Fabric-inspired pop-up shop opens in Bradford on Monday. Blank Generation Vintage will operate at 13 Market Street for a month. Set up by husband and wife Adam and Catriona Simons, the shop will be a showcase for vintage sellers offering
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Council fined over flagpole accident in Otley
A council has been fined for safety failings after it ignored warnings from staff about a rotting flagpole, which collapsed and fractured the skull of a two-year-old girl in Otley. The toddler had been playing in the park at Otley Memorial Garden
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Eccleshill motorist’s case to be re-opened
A case against a Bradford man charged with careless driving on the A65 at Ingleton has been re-opened after Skipton magistrates agreed there had been an error. Kyle Dane Whitaker, 26, had charges of careless driving, failing to produce a driving
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Spen Valley health views wanted
People can have their say on the future of healthcare services in the Spen Valley. Proposals have been put forward to change hospital and community services in North Kirklees and Wakefield. Residents are invited to a Meeting the Challenge meeting
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East Bowling mum died after a fall down the stairs
A recovering alcoholic who gave into the temptations of drinking at Christmas to celebrate her birthday, died after falling downstairs head first into a baby gate. Christine Illingworth, 54, who had not had alcohol for four months before her death
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Bradford M62 hard shoulder test to be held
Highways bosses are planning a second test of their scheme to open up the hard shoulder on the M62. The test will take place from 9.30am to noon between junctions 27 and 28 tomorrow. Traffic officers in the Highways Agency’s regional control
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Bradford City player of the year too close to call
These are exciting times once again to be a Bradford City fan. Just when it looked as if the season might peter out after the unbelievable high of going to Wembley, a late surge has got everyone dreaming of going back there in the play-offs.
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Tyersal club helps to kit out African footballers
A kind-hearted football club in Bradford has kitted out young footballers in Gambia – with the help of sports commentator John Helm. Tyersal gave five full kits and a variety of shirts, shorts and training tops after Bradford City put them in contact
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Brighouse burglar is given another chance
A retired burglar who got drunk, broke into a flat and left a trail of blood back to his home, has been given a suspended jail sentence to encourage him to go back into retirement. William Barrett, 59, smashed his neighbour’s window and made off
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Post Office workers set to hold new strike
Workers at major Post Offices across the Bradford district will join a fresh national strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures. Members of the Communication Workers Union will walk out for half a day from 2.30pm next Friday following a strike
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Goddard has big plans for New Farnley
New Farnley may only have found out five months ago that they were in the JCT600 Bradford League. But that does not mean they intend to be makeweights in Division Two. “Our aim is to gain promotion and anything other than that would be a disappointment
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Yeadon charity chief marks 25 years of service
The chief executive of Yeadon-based Epilepsy Action is celebrating 25 years with the charity. Philip Lee first joined Epilepsy Action in 1988 as the regional appeals officer for south west England. He became the charity’s chief executive in 1996.
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Why one Bantams fan has her knickers in a twist!
I make no apologies for upsetting any press box dress code at Chesterfield this afternoon. I’m not going without my “lucky” trainers. I’ve come to the conclusion that my choice of footwear is the key to City’s play-off push. I first put
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Undercliffe cat rescue blaze is investigated
A probe was continuing yesterday into the cause of a fire which led to two cats being rescued by firefighters from a Bradford flat. Fire crews from Bradford and Idle stations spent three hours battling the blaze in a ground-floor flat in Heath
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Keighley residents urged to claim part of closed club's history
A man hired to clear out the interior of a social club in Keighley wants people to claim some of its history before it disappears. Pub landlord Michael Thompson would like to hear from people interested in remnants of the Pop ‘n’ Pasty Club’s past
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Bradford mission volunteers help plant 700 trees at Wilsden farm
Members of the Sant Nirankar Mission, based in Napier Street, Bradford, battled snowy ground to plant 700 trees at a farm in Wilsden. The team of volunteers, led by the Rev Mohinder Ram Ji, joined The Forest of Bradford manager Ian Butterfield
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Baildon nightclub fears are unfounded, says boss as late plans are approved
Plans for 2am last orders at a Baildon golf range have been partly approved after councillors heard pledges that Ghyll Beck Restaurant would not become a nightclub. And Bradford’s licensing committee heard that drunken trouble involving teenagers
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Mark meets Bradford Lord Mayor on countrywide mission
A man with a mission to meet as many mayors as possible was at Bradford City Hall yesterday to tick another off his list in his bid for a world record Mark Dabbs, 39, Walsall’s running ambassador, greeted the Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Dale
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Cummins urges Bradford Bulls fans to show up in numbers for Wigan acid test
Francis Cummins believes fan power can help inspire the Bulls to victory in tomorrow’s Super League showdown with leaders Wigan. The Bradford boss is calling on supporters to turn out in force at the Provident Stadium for a match he admits will
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Bolton Woods deer hunt arrest
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of shooting deer in Bradford. Police were called to a quarry in the Bolton Woods area of the city at 5pm yesterday after receiving reports of people brandishing rifles and a crossbow. With the help of the
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Ruptured Bradford college gas pipe 'not on official records’
A construction company says a gas main that was damaged during building work at Bradford College was not on official records and had been undetected by scan surveys at the site. Emergency repairs had to be carried by Northern Gas Works after the
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Asylum seeker charity in appeal for homes in Bradford
A charity that shelters refused asylum seekers whose lives are left in limbo needs more homes. The Abigail Housing project has four houses across the city giving homes to 15 people but with 40 people on a growing waiting list, more sympathetic
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Woman injured in Cleckheaton crash
A 21-year-old woman was injured in a crash involving two cars at about 12.15pm in Snelsins Lane, Cleckheaton. Two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and police were called to the scene. The woman’s injuries were described as being slight.
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Keighley car wash bid
A planning application has been submitted to turn a former petrol filling station in Keighley into a valeting centre and car wash. The former Park Lane service station is unused and owner Shahbaram Rehman says turning it into a car wash would create
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Bulls ace Walker: I've always known Franny would cut it as coach
Few are better qualified to talk about Francis Cummins than Chev Walker, who has known the Bulls boss for the past 17 years. They played together at Leeds and are currently enjoying their third season together at Bradford, albeit the dynamic has
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Don’t panic! Lawn braced for dramatic Bradford City finale
Mark Lawn has warned City to expect plenty of “twists and turns” in the final fortnight of the play-off hunt. The Bantams head for Chesterfield this afternoon in the precious seventh spot after their three-win burst. With four games to go,
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Countdown to fun at Burley-in-Wharfedale festival
Film star scarecrows, giant sunflowers and a Dickens of a theatre performance will be among the highlights of Burley-in-Wharfedale’s summer festival which gets underway on Friday, August 16. Residents will be testing their gardening skills as they
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Action plan to tackle Denholme site smell worries
A confidential report has identified concerns with an animal rendering plant in Bradford that campaigners claim emits a “shocking” stench. Bradford Council employed a consultant to look into odour problems at Omega Proteins at Erlings Works between
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David Hockney art show in Bradford nears end
There are two days left to see an exhibition of early David Hockney work at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. David Hockney: The Early Years features items that have rarely been seen in public including the large oil painting. The show also includes
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Anger as passport to leisure discount scheme could be scrapped
Bradford Council is controversially considering scrapping its discount leisure card for those on low incomes but it has been forced to admit it does not actually know how many people hold it. The Council has run a ‘Passport to Leisure’ scheme,
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Bradford Royal Infirmary cancer surgeon changes method after death of Clayton woman
A surgeon who carries out radical bladder cancer surgery has told an inquest in Bradford he has changed his procedures following the death of a patient after an operation. Bradford Royal Infirmary consultant Sanjai Addla said he requests CT scans
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Bradford pair admit assault in lager theft from Thackley shop
Two men have each been locked up for 14 months for stealing lager in an incident in which a shop assistant was kicked on the ground. Lee Hammond and Adam Greenwood were in a group that went to the Nisa store in Thackley, Bradford, to steal alcohol
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Barkerend medical centre given a stay of execution
A pioneering walk-in medical centre facing an uncertain future looks set to have its contract extended while health bosses work out what to do with it. Hillside Bridge medical centre in Barkerend was the first of its type in the country when it
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City emigrant Mark is mayor in Obama state
A Bradford City fan who was among the crowd during the Valley Parade fire disaster has been elected as mayor of a city in the state where US President Barack Obama started his political career. Mark Vicary, 45, was elected as Mayor of Genoa, Illinois
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Derelict nursing home in Idle could be demolished
Fed-up residents who claim that public money is being wasted tackling arson attacks at a derelict nursing home are celebrating the news that its owner now wants to demolish it. People living next to The Knoll in Idle, Bradford, have welcomed the
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Globetrotting Bradford businessman Neville Packett dies aged 91
Globetrotting Bradford businessman Neville Packett, who has died aged 91 in Ilkley, was ‘one of a kind’ and ‘light years’ ahead of the competition, according to his nephew Charles. Neville Packett was a former managing director of insurance brokers
