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Guiseley want to make a point at The Shay
Guiseley are already confirmed as one of the play-off contenders in Blue Square Bet North, so they are vying for position when they head to fellow promotion contenders and near-neighbours FC Halifax Town on Saturday. The Shaymen are staggering
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Former hostage Terry backs project for homeless in city
Former hostage Terry Waite visited Bradford today, as a major project to turn an empty church into a community for the homeless threw open its doors. Mr Waite, now president of the charity Emmaus UK, visited St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in East
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Buttershaw St Paul's could be in for a testing time
Buttershaw St Paul's hope to improve on last year's mid-table finish in the Solly Sports Central Yorkshire League First Division but new secretary Ian Gregson suggests "it could be a hard season". "We have not managed to
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Timely return to form for Rashid
Bradfordian Adil Rashid has moved a step closer to a return to Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship team for next Wednesday’s trip to Durham. The leg-spinning all-rounder impressed during the county’s three-day friendly against
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Byram wants late United surge
Sam Byram is refusing to write off Leeds United’s hopes of sneaking into the play-offs at the last minute. The highly-rated defender has enjoyed a remarkable npower Championship debut campaign and is the only United player to feature in every
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Schools pick up garden gifts
A Bradford garden centre is nurturing the green-fingered enthusiasts of the future. ACW in Canal Road handed over three growing starter packs, including propagation equipment, valued at about £400 each, to three primary schools in the city.
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Memorable double is in Baildon's sights
The Dave Duxbury era is almost over at Baildon but they want to cap his three-year stay with a memorable double. They face Gloucestershire side Newent at Twickenham on Saturday, May 4 in the RFU Junior Vase final but ideally before that they want
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Bradford Salem chasing fourth place
Bradford Salem, who are also chasing fourth place in SSE Yorkshire Division Two, are currently fifth and are at Sheffield Medicals, who are fourth, on Saturday. Wibsey are without experienced prop Andy Rose for their SSE Yorkshire Division Five
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Keighley must add craft to graft - Sheffield
There have been a few restructurings of the leagues over the years, and Graeme Sheffield wouldn’t mind another one this summer. “I hope there is a way for us to stay in SSE North One East,” said Keighley’s director of rugby
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Burley hope for flying start
With pre-season matches curtailed by the wintry spring weather, players will start the new Aire-Wharfe League campaign on Saturday more than ever wondering what kind of form they are in. And also, after a soggy season last year, more than ever
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Cleckheaton want to say goodbye to 'Harry' with a victory
Cleckheaton are saying goodbye to their coach in Dave Harrison and want to mark the end of his tenure by defeating Wheatley Hills at home on Saturday. “This match will decide who finishes fourth in SSE North One East, and Dave Harrison
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Skipper Ford confirms he is leaving the Bees
Guy Ford, who has been captain of Bradford & Bingley for the past two seasons, has confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current campaign. The Cheshire-based all-action back-rower explained: "This is due to work reasons on
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Only a win will do to pep up Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue’s quest for a place in the Blue Square Bet North play-offs was made even more difficult when they were held to a midweek home draw by Altrincham. Avenue really needed a win while former Horsfall boss Lee Sinnott’s side would
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Appeal after Haworth home plan refused
An appeal has been launched against Bradford Council’s decision to refuse the conversion of a Haworth workshop into house. Gillian Penny lodged the appeal after her plans for 23 Lime Street were turned down in January. She had argued the conversion
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Concern at bills over parish council complaints
Ilkley parish councillors plan to meet with other bodies to discuss concerns over the cost of footing the bill for public complaints. Councillors want talks with a parish and town council liaison group for the Bradford District, as well as Yorkshire
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Clayton step up hopes of completing great escape
Clayton moved out of the Division Two relegation zone for the first time this term following last night’s 34-8 Pennine League win at Wyke. This result set up the possibility of staging one of the greatest escapes in recent times. The Villagers
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Ravenhill: All key refereeing decisions going against Bradford City
Ricky Ravenhill column They say that refereeing decisions even themselves out over a season – but at the moment we don’t seem to be getting anything going for us. There were a couple of penalty shouts at Chesterfield that weren’t given and
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Thorpe Edge gym plan refused
A plan to extend a Bradford building to create a gym has been refused. The scheme at 20 Prospect Street, Thorpe Edge, would have involved a one-storey extension to the side to form a gym and balcony
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Queensbury crime figures revealed
The robbery of a 16-year-old boy’s mobile phone was among the crime in Queensbury during a six-day period earlier this month. Between April 4 and April 10, there were also two house burglaries and three thefts from motor vehicles, police figures
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New Red House Museum group meets
Volunteers can get hands-on at their local museum. A new volunteer group meets at Red House Museum in Oxford Road, Gomersal, from 1pm until 3pm on Tuesdays and a volunteer group also meets at Oakwell Hall in Nutter Lane, Birstall, from 9.30am until
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Addingham spring show success
The 33rd Addingham Allotments and Gardens Association spring flower show and coffee morning took place at Addingham Memorial Hall. The recent weather reduced the number of entries of cut flowers, such as daffodils and tulips, but there was a good
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Police in appeal over Tesco store till theft
Police are appealing for help in identifying a man who stole a till from a Tesco store in Bradford. The man struck at the Halifax Road supermarket in Buttershaw at 1.20am last Friday. He ran out of the store with the till, before dropping it
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Albion Sports’ title pursuit on the line
With the Premier Division title all but settled, the focus in the Baris Northern Counties East League this weekend will be on Division One leaders Albion Sports’ home clash with second-placed Athersley Recreation. Albion, who will be fresh after
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Steeton go in search of some silver
West Riding County Amateur League leaders Steeton can pick up their first piece of silverware of the season tomorrow night. The Premier Division pacesetters take on Craven League Division One outfit Silsden White Star in the Keighley & District
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Willett returns as Otley's resources are stretched
Otley are facing injury problems as they prepare for Saturday’s SSE National League Two North trip to Birmingham & Solihull. Prop Toby Williams, No 8 Alex Ball, second row Matt Stephens and flanker Jonathan Matthews are all struggling
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Wharfedale coach calls for repeat display
Macclesfield coach Geoff Wappett remarked to his players after their SSE National League One defeat at The Avenue last week: “It’s not over by any stretch of the imagination . . . it’s a question of not throwing in the towel
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Farsley struggling to end four-game losing run
Farsley’s testing end-of-season Evo-Stik League Division One North schedule continues on Saturday as they visit Skelmersdale United, who need just a point to seal the title and one automatic promotion spot. Neil Parsley’s men were play-off contenders
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Sign up to join Spen Valley League
The Spen Valley League are inviting applications from new teams to join them for next season. Anyone interested can call registration secretary Dean Foley on 01924-444159. The dates for the league’s two knockout competition finals, to be held at
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Roses rivals agree to share the middle
Yorkshire will end their three-day friendly against Lancashire by gaining some time in the middle with the bat at Headingley. Both sides started day three having agreed to bat for 45 overs each without taking into account the first innings scores
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Sponsored walk held for dog group
Bradford Guide Dogs is inviting pet owners to join them for a sponsored dog walk in Shipley on Sunday, April 28. The event at Northcliffe Park, run in partnership with Friends of Northcliffe Community Group, will see the group cover a two-mile
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Angling lines
WASHBURN VALLEY Catch details (week ending April 7) – Day ticket: Fewston 24, Swinsty 2; total fish caught: Fewston 130, Swinsty 5; average per rod: Fewston 5.4, Swinsty 2.5. The heaviest fish caught was a 4lb 2oz rainbow trout by J Davie using
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Bradford Dudley Hill confident for task ahead
Bradford Dudley Hill will be looking to keep up their recent momentum when they travel to National Conference Division One strugglers Saddleworth on Saturday. The Oldham hosts, who have only won one of their four outings so far, are always a tough
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Police carry out Baildon drugs patrols
Police are carrying out regular patrols in Baildon in response to concerns about drug dealing and anti-social behaviour. Officers are focusing attention on Southcliffe Way and Southcliffe Drive.
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Careers help is offered
Jobseekers have been invited to take advantage of the help and support offered by a local community centre. The Sangat Centre, in Marlborough Street, Keighley, hosts a work club session every Wednesday from 1pm to 3pm. This offers assistance
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Police probe Otley trailer theft
Police are investigating the theft of a trailer from a garden. The trailer was taken from a property in Pool Road, Otley, on the morning of Tuesday, April 9, and seen being driven away by a white Transit van. Anyone with information about the
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Cononley set for scarecrow festival
Cononley, near Keighley, will stage its annual Scarecrow Festival with a theme of fairytales and nursery rhymes starting on Saturday, May 4, and ending in various activities on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, including two duck races in the beck. Programmes
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Taste of Portugal at Saltaire
Singer/songwriter Claudia Aurora will be bringinig fado –- traditional Portuguese folk-blues – to Saltaire this weekend. Her 2011 debut album, Silêncio, was the first collection of original fado songs to be recorded in the UK since Portuguese Fado
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Lord Mayor of Bradford visits Relate centre for campaign launch
The Lord Mayor of Bradford is backing a campaign promoting healthy relationships as the key factor for a happy retirement. Relate Bradford is spearheading the national campaign and urging people who are retired or approaching that period in their
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Bus links in Dales improved
A volunteer-led group is running a bus linking train services to the Dales. The Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company is reintroducing its Northern Dalesman Dales Bus service which connects with trains from West Yorkshire on the Settle-Carlisle
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Laycock housing plan approved
Permission for the expansion of a house in the Laycock Conservation Area has been granted – against the wishes of Keighley Town Council. The town council had objected to Jeffrey Watson’s plans to build a single-storey extension and car parking
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Whetley Lane Vets through to semi-finals
A depleted Whetley Lane did well to brush aside Wortley 5-2 in the quarter-finals of the West Riding Vets Cup. Steve Kerring scored twice, backed up by goals from Steve Meadows, Ray Gartlan and Darren Whyte, while Nigel Beck was also outstanding
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Bresnan strikes for Yorkshire
Tim Bresnan took the only Lancashire wicket to fall during the third morning of the three-day friendly at Headingley. The Yorkshire all-rounder had Stephen Moore caught low down at fourth slip by Liam Plunkett during a six-over spell which cost
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Help shape future of foot care in district
Podiatry patients in Bradford and Keighley are invited to help shape the future of foot health services. Service users and carers of Bradford District Care Trust’s podiatry services can have their say at two events. Helen Kirk, podiatry team
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Tear gas report
Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project and the Omega Research Foundation has published a new report documenting the development and promotion of large calibre munitions. The document, Drawing the Line, also outlines the delivery systems capable
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Fund hair-raising
Fundraising is going to the head of Airedale Hospital nurse Julie Lund. She will have her hair shaved off on Monday to boost a £60,000-plus appeal to equip a new £2.4m endoscopy unit at the hospital. Her effort has already raised over £400. Helping
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Grow and sell
An Otley supermarket will be working with local schoolchildren to encourage them to grow and sell their own produce. The town’s Waitrose store has invited two local primary schools to get involved in the Grow and Sell project. The scheme aims to help
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Bradford College and University team up to offer advice to carers of young people
The city’s college and university have teamed up to host a coffee morning in support of care providers. Foster carers, social workers and education support workers are invited to attended the event at Bradford University, in the Escalate Centre
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Panda shows there's more to Fiat than the 500
If the wintry weather didn’t make you wish you had a four-wheel-drive, nothing will. Six months separated my first struggle with the snow in October and my last, hopefully, in April, and the surefootedness of a 4x4 really came into its own at various
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Strong winds shatter window at Provident in Bradford
The strong winds which hit the district overnight caused a window to smash on the fifth floor of the Provident Financial building, in Bradford city centre. The area where the glass has fallen outside the building on Godwin Street has been taped
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Marie Curie nurses thank fundraisers
Marie Curie nurses are thanking everyone in Ilkley for helping to make the charity’s Great Daffodil Appeal a roaring success this year. Since the month-long appeal started on March 1, Ilkley fundraising group and their volunteer donation collectors
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Take a tour of vibrant community
Police will put Frizinghall residents in the picture as they celebrate the area’s diverse and vibrant community this Saturday. A montage of photographs will form a community trail through the area, taking in locations such as the Jamia Tabligh
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Cats Protection team is offering free talks in Bradford
A team from the charity Cats’ Protection is offering free talks to schools, colleges and other organisations in Bradford. In National Pet Month, which runs until May 6, the team will be giving the talks to raise awareness of the contribution that
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Railway journey times are debated
Plans to improve rail journeys between Bradford Interchange and Manchester Victoria will be discussed at a meeting. Metro’s Bradford District Liaison Committee will talk about proposed investment in the Calder Valley Line when it meets at Bradford
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Smile that masks a painful past: The tragedy behind Willey's rags-to-riches story
Jay Willey is a woman on a mission. Resplendent in her customary designer attire, the 41-year-old businesswoman is sitting in the Coral Stand talking about her ambitious plans for the Bulls. She wants a capacity crowd of 25,000 for the visit
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Debate on how Respect won city seat
An event is being held tonight at Kala Sangam about The Bradford Earthquake: How Bradford West Was Won. The event is being held by JUST West Yorkshire, the Racial Justice Network and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to critically assess Lewis
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Villagers meet on demand for buses
Rawdon bus campaigners are holding a public meeting tonight to call for better public transport for the town. The group, which says it wants to see better public transport for “all of Rawdon and beyond” has set up the meeting as a chance to discuss
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Decision is expected on 440 homes for Bingley fields
Bingley residents have just a few days to wait to find out if their battle to stop up to 440 houses being built on a site next to the Leeds-Liverpool canal has been all for nothing. The Sty Lane site was proposed for housing three-and-a-half years
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Event looks at reasons behind election
An event is being held tonight at Kala Sangam about The Bradford Earthquake: How Bradford West Was Won. The event is being held by JUST West Yorkshire, the Racial Justice Network and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to critically assess Lewis
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Demolition work begins on prime site
Demolition work has transformed an historic industrial riverside site. Nearly all of the former Garnett paper mill's buildings, in Otley, have been knocked down as preparation work finally begins for a 194-home redevelopment. Workmen for David
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Meeting on new airport station plan
Plans for a new parkway station to improve access to Leeds Bradford International Airport will be discussed at a meeting tomorrow. Progress in a campaign for the electrification of the Leeds to Harrogate railway line will be the main focus for
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Sea cadets celebrate 75 years
Bradford Sea Cadets are holding a party on Saturday to celebrate their 75th anniversary. Formed in April 1938, the Unit took the name TS Aurora from HMS Aurora, the warship adopted by the city from funds raised during Warship Weeks. All cadets
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Repressive thinking
SIR – John Pashley asks ‘Where’s the logic?’ with regard to the recycling permit scheme (T&A, April 9). I don’t think there is any logic, but the policy tells you all you need to know about the mentality of the New Labour Party, which is increasingly
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Flying flag of success
SIR – A big round of applause to William Wagstaff and his plans to bring the Jacobs Well back to it’s former glory. Might I suggest, his first task is a simple one? To replace the sad, torn rag that once proudly flew as the Union flag at the front
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Wilson’s way was best
SIR – Harold Wilson grows in stature all the time. He would not be the US’s lapdog like former Prime Ministers Tony Blair or Margaret Thatcher were. He wanted a quiet family funeral on the Isles of Scilly. Mrs T apparently thought that a flypast
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Class divide is clear
SIR – The heaps of praise and gratitude that have been lavished upon the late Mrs Thatcher, if I may, are from the moneybag politicians. As well as her own Tory clan, there are world leaders who have not the slightest idea what went on in this
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Cash convenience?
SIR – It would seem 132 companies and elites rescued their cash a few days before the great Cypriot bank heist. Why is it only the little people getting ripped off in the modern world? Perhaps it was ever thus. Godfrey Bloom MEP, UKIP MEP for
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Not the way to save
SIR – Might I suggest that if Baildon Conservatives are advising people to send their children to school by bicycle (T&A, April 15), that they follow their own advice? I would love to know if they will be leading by example on this issue. After
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Store plan ambiguity is no real surprise
SIR – It seems to have taken Philip Davies an unusual amount of time to discover that Sainsbury’s have no intention of building a supermarket in Bingley (T&A, April 16). We ordinary mortals, without the gifts of intellect and skills of our
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Storm building over proposals
Size does matter, as the Government’s larger-than-life Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government was told several times in the House of Commons. Eric Pickles was attacked from all sides of the House over Article Four of the Growth
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Growing issue of city allotments
There is little doubt that something needs to be done to solve the growing issues affecting Bradford’s allotments. Despite the incredible figure of more than 1,440 people on the waiting list for one of the 1,500 plots the Council operates, there
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Strong winds lead to travel delays
Motorists are being warned about severe delays due to the bad weather and strong winds which have led to a 40mph speed limit on parts of the M62. At Leeds Bradford Airport there is disruption to flights due to adverse weather. Passengers are
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Hyundai's mixing style and value with the ix35
An icy Winter followed by a freezing Spring has made us all think about 4x4s. Fears that such beasts may destroy the planet evaporate as soon as you struggle to get your wheels off the drive or slither slightly on the estate. Forget eco arguments
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Evans taunts Bradford City: You’ll finish with nowt!
Steve Evans today taunted City by claiming: You won’t make the play-offs. The outspoken Rotherham boss also believes that Phil Parkinson will not be at Valley Parade next season. The controversial Evans maintained his stranglehold on the Bantams
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Evans prepares to make Bradford Bulls bow
Ben Evans will make his long-awaited debut for the Bulls in this weekend’s Tetley’s Challenge Cup fourth-round tie at Rochdale. The Warrington forward is on a season-long loan at the Provident Stadium but has been sidelined since pre-season due
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The Fratellis and Loveable Rogues announced for Bingley Music Live festival
Brit award-winners The Fratellis are the latest big name to be announced as part of the line-up for Bingley Music Live, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. The Scottish band will join Primal Scream, The Wonder Stuff and The Cribs on the
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Student careers set for take-off in high-class studio
There is nothing conventional about Bradford College’s International Food and Travel Studio. One of its classrooms is the front end of a Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage. Another is a sprawling, circular kitchen fitted with the equipment you’d expect
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Fire rescue hero Tony dies aged 89
A former firefighter who was commended for his bravery after a tragic mill blaze has died. Tony Donisthorpe, 89, rescued a girl from the inferno in Eastwood Mills, Keighley, in February, 1956. Eight workers - six women, a man and a boy - died
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'I won't give up on battle over Union flag'
A former military man says he will not give up on his crusade to see the Union flag flying at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Determined pensioner Peter Makin, who served in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in Germany from 1958 to
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Frizinghall photo montages to be unveiled on community trail
A series of huge photo montages capturing the people and places that make up a diverse Bradford community are going on show in a community trail. The works of art depicting Frizinghall blend pictures of the area with snapshots of the many different
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Group sees red over Thatcher funeral with picnic protest
A small group staged a peaceful protest to coincide with Baroness Thatcher’s funeral yesterday. The group met in Centenary Square and enjoyed a picnic wearing red clothing after Fabric director Gideon Seymour set up the event on social networking
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Five bikers plead guilty to driving charges
A group of motorcyclists, who were riding with Bradford solicitor Helen Slater and her husband when they were thrown from their machine and killed, have all admitted dangerous or careless driving. Mrs Slater, 37, who worked for Bradford law firm
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Teenagers deny sexual abuse of drunk girl, 13
A boy and girl who laughed while taking photos of a school friend while she was drunk and semi-naked told a jury they went too far and no longer thought it funny. The 15-year-old boy said he was disgusted with himself and the girl, aged 14, said
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Film fans to flock for Bradford's screen heritage
Bradford’s City of Film team has joined forces with Destination Bradford to invite film clubs and societies from around the UK to visit the district and learn about its film heritage. Called Destination Film, the initiative is aimed at getting
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Man in court over raid at post office in Burley-in-Wharfedale
A 39-year-old man yesterday appeared before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court in connection with an armed raid at a post office in Burley-in-Wharfedale. David Connor, of no fixed address, faced charges of robbery, possessing an offensive
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Bradford's London Marathon runners to take part in tribute to Boston victims
Runners taking part in Sunday’s London Marathon have vowed not to let fear overshadow the day in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. And many say they will cross their hands over their heart as they reach the finishing line in memory of the
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Haworth chairman says: 'Give us the cash to carry out parish work'
The chairman of Haworth Parish Council has warned that smaller councils cannot take on new powers if they cannot afford to exercise them. Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council chairman, John Huxley (left), was addressing his parish’s
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Man who robbed TV antiques dealer Tim Hogarth's shop facing long jail term
A prolific robber who struck at a Bradford gold shop run by TV antiques dealer Tim Hogarth has been told he is facing a substantial prison sentence. Richard Fearn, 33, of Ivy Bank, Wyke, Bradford, yesterday pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court
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Residents take on Denholme store ram-raiders
A resident has revealed how a dozen people tried to scare off a gang who were in the process of raiding a Co-operative store. Onlookers shouted at the thieves as they brazenly tried to steal a cash machine from Denholme Co-op in the early hours
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Bishop of Bradford samples local life in towns
The Bishop of Bradford received a warm welcome in towns and villages across the diocese as he visited llkley Grammar School, said open air prayers in Yeadon and led a special church service near Keighley. The Right Reverend Nick Baines, who took
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Historic C H Wood footage of Bradford is shown on big screen
Films from the CH Wood collection – which comprises several thousand hours of film and video tape, shot over eight decades by Bradford cameramen, producers and businessmen – are being shown as part of the city’s film festival. David Wood, son of
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History of speedway at Odsal
The first speedway races in Bradford started in 1945. For the first four years of its existence, the city’s speedway team was known as the Bradford Boomerangs. From 1950 to 1957 they were known as the Bradford Tudors and the name changed again
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Speedway president plans to bring sport back to Odsal
Speedway could make a dramatic return to Bradford 16 years after it was scrapped, the sport’s president declared last night. The sport disappeared from the city in 1997 – immediately after Bradford Dukes won speedway’s inaugural Elite League title
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More volunteers are needed to keep the ‘hub’ of Clayton community life up and running
A community association has made a call to arms for more volunteers in a desperate bid to save Clayton village hall from closure. The village hall is owned by Clayton residents but it is run by a small group of five volunteers and trustees, called
