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Vibrant colours as Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi with city parade
Bradford’s streets were awash with vibrant colours yesterday as about 10,000 Sikhs took part in an annual celebration of the birth of their faith. Centuries of tradition were marked as a sea of orange and the roll of drums filled the city’s streets
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Crowds warm to alpacas as sun shines on Saltaire Heritage Weekend
Hercules the baby alpaca was a hit with crowds who came to celebrate the 2013 Saltaire World Heritage Weekend. And after weeks when woolly coats have sadly been the norm, the curly eight-month-old looked a little over-dressed in the bright spring
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Farsley thrashed by champions elect
Farsley 1, Skelmersdale United 5 Evo-Stik Division One champions elect Skelmersdale United ripped Farsley apart in the first half at Throstle Nest to take an unassailable lead into the interval. The visitors broke the deadlock after just 16
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Adrenaline rush as Guiseley beat the champions
Guiseley 2, Chester FC 1 Guiseley defeated the newly-crowned Blue Square Bet North Division champions yesterday and took another step towards securing second place for themselves in the process. Home keeper Steve Drench had to make a smart
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Solid start for McDermott's Leeds United
Leeds United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1 Brian McDermott savoured “a really big win” after making a triumphant start to his reign as Leeds manager with a 2-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday yesterday. The former Reading boss
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Seventh heaven for Wibsey
Wibsey 17, Wensleydale 6 A tenacious defensive display that was epitimosed by man of the match Alex Cerson and second-half replacement Simeon Birkbeck enabled Wibsey to seal seventh place ahead of their opponents in SSE Yorkshire Division Five
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Roberts is fitting man of the match for Old Grovians
Old Grovians 54, Hornsea 0 This was a dominant performance by Old Grovians - a display of running, expansive rugby with a result which was every bit as emphatic as the scoreline suggests. A week ago Old Grovians claimed promotion and the
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Bulls confident of green light over Super League licence
The Bulls look certain to be granted a Super League licence for next year following successful talks with the Rugby Football League on Friday. Honorary chairman Gerry Sutcliffe revealed at Saturday’s fans' forum that RFL director of licensing
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Below-par Baildon squeak derby victory
Burley 11, Baildon 13 Below-par Baildon did just enough to get past a lively Burley outfit and secure four vital points in their hunt for promotion from SSE Yorkshire Division Three. Playing down the pronounced Kirkstall slope in the first
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Sin-binning is cruel blow for Salem
Bradford Salem 7, Selby 36 Bradford Salem suffered a lop-sided defeat at the hands of high-flying Selby at Shay Lane in SSE Yorkshire Division Two yesterday. Selby came into the game on the crest of a wave, having reached the final of
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Lack of a cutting edge proves costly as Keighley are relegated
Keighley 5, Cleckheaton 17 Keighley’s fixture secretary Alden Phillips was manning the club video at the end of the stand as per usual in yesterday's SSE North One East clash and there were a few clipboards in evidence in various
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Baker gives Bradford Park Avenue kick-start
Bradford Park Avenue 5, Droylsden 0 Bradford Park Avenue’s best results this season have come away from home but they treated Horsfall Stadium fans as they stormed to a big home victory over Droylsden in Blue Square Bet North. The win, and
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It's too early for doom and gloom says Gillespie after heavy Yorkshire defeat
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie has admitted that his team failed to meet their first challenge in Division One of the LV= County Championship but has insisted that Andrew Gale's men will not be "jumping at shadows" following their innings
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Bills drop goal means Bradford & Bingley are safe
Bradford & Bingley 29, Percy Park 19 A 74th-minute drop goal from Tom Bills stretched Bradford & Bingley's advantage to ten points and wrapped up the win which guaranteed the Wagon Lane side’s safety in SSE National
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Troubled Westoe make it tough for Otley
Otley 33, Westoe 24 Another good display saw Otley claim full points in SSE National League Two North but lowly Westoe, desperately in need of them, did not make it easy, twice being in the lead though never suggesting that they could win.
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Wharfedale's fate is back in their own hands
Wharfedale 19, Macclesfield 5 Wharfedale, facing the only other realistic candidates for the final relegation place, earned what could turn out to be a crucial victory in their bid for an 18th successive season in SSE National League One. Though
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Keighley Cougars match postponed
The Cougars’ scheduled Championship match at Workington Town this afternoon was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Derwent Park.
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Brighouse Town promotion hopes suffer fatal blow
Brighouse Town’s home defeat to Baris Northern Counties East League Premier Division leaders Scarborough Athletic has all but extinguished their dreams of promotion to the Evo-Stik League. The Seadogs’ 2-0 victory at the Dual Seal Stadium not only
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Private’s posthumous recognition
A military history initiative is ensuring a First World War infantryman from Oakworth gains the posthumous recognition he deserves. The Men Of Worth project has had Private Herbert Moore’s name added to a roll of honour, which records the hundreds
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Woman arrested in prostitution crackdown
Police arrested a woman as part of an ongoing operation to tackle prostitution in part of Bradford. The woman, described by police as a sex worker, was wanted on warrant. She was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning on Green Lane, in
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Mapping a path to hidden tourism treasures through ‘quirky’ artwork
Hidden treasures of Keighley and surrounding villages are highlighted on spectacular new artwork. The town, plus Cross Hills and Haworth, are among places featured on a giant map created by acclaimed artist Angela Smyth. Painted in her trademark
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Sir Tom honoured at Film Festival
Sir Tom Courtenay returned to Bradford, where he made two classic films, for a Lifetime Achievement award presented by his footballing hero. More than five decades after he got his big-screen break from Shipley-born director Tony Richardson, the
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Bradford Bulls v Wigan Warriors - Live blog
7:29pm Francis Cummins reported no major injury concerns after the match and is set to be boosted by the return of several players for Sunday's Challenge Cup tie at Rochdale... 4:43pm
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Top plays book dates at Bradford Alhambra
Stage adaptations of To Sir With Love and Brassed Off are coming to Bradford. To Sir With Love is the inspirational story of Ricky Braithwaite, a former RAF fighter pilot who arrives in London and soon learns what it is to be black in post-war
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Till snatched from Bradford supermarket
Police are appealing for witnesses after a till was snatched from a Bradford supermarket yesterday morning. Three men fled with the till from Tesco on Halifax Road, Buttershaw, at around 1.20am, before dropping it and running up Bottomley Street
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Skipton Sainsbury's plans to go on display
Plans for a new business park including a Sainsbury’s superstore are to be unveiled next week. A two day public exhibition of the planned Wyvern Park, in Skipton, is due to take place at Christ Church, Keighley Road next Friday and Saturday, April
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Workers' Memorial Day to be marked
Workers’ Memorial Day will be remembered in Bradford with a minute’s silence. There will be a remembrance gathering at the memorial garden at the back of City Hall at noon on Sunday, April 28. At 1pm there will be a free showing of ‘Bhopali
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Former Dean of Bradford prepares for funeral of Baroness Thatcher at St Paul's
A former Dean of Bradford is preparing for the funeral of Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. The Very Reverend David Ison was installed as Dean of St Paul’s in May 2012 after serving in Bradford for seven years. The Queen,
