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Keighley Cougars shown no mercy by Warrington
Keighley Cougars 4 Warrington Wolves 74 Cougars were put to the sword by Warrington, who made a confident start to their defence of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup by beating the hosts in the fourth round for the third year in a row. Centre Ryan
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Bradford Salem unable to go fourth
Bradford Salem lost out in the battle for fourth place in Yorkshire Two as they went down 20-12 at a committed Sheffield Medicals side. Despite having the better of the early exchanges, Salem went behind 5-0 when Medics captain Alex Fawdry exploited
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Bradford group's £800 award for cancer campaign
Cancer Support Bradford & Airedale has received £800 from the West Riding Masonic Charities to replace equipment for its wellbeing service. Tony Hughes, freemason at the Bingley Lodge, said: “It is a pleasure to present this cheque to Cancer
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Bradfordians join in inspirational London Marathon
Bradfordians were among the London Marathon runners pounding the capital's streets today. Runners included betting shop manager Carl Smith, from Queensbury, who broke a Guinness World Record for the fastest Marathon dressed as a lifeguard.
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Keighley end campaign with Durham defeat
Keighley lost their last fixture of the season 16-3 at Durham City in a poor game of rugby between two relegated teams. From the outset it was apparent that Keighley were the stronger outfit in the scrums and Durham bossed the lineout. With
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Punk star Patti is overwhelmed by visit to Haworth
Seventies punk legend Patti Smith has spoken of her passion for the Bronte sisters who she said experienced much beauty and tragedy during their time in Haworth. Patti, who played a gig for the Bronte Society on Friday in the Bronte Schoolroom,
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Dolls’ house to be sold for charity in Menston
A beautiful handcrafted dolls’ house made by Barry Peacock has been donated to raise funds for school’s work in South Africa. St Mary’s School in Menston is inviting offers or more than £200 for the doll’s house, and the best offer received by
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Bingley horse Auroras Encore fails to win Scottish Grand National
Hopes of Bingley race horse Auroras Encore following in the steps of Red Rum were dashed when he struggled during the Coral Scottish Grand National and was pulled up near the finish. Had he won, he would have been the first since the Red Rum in
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Cleckheaton bow out on high to clinch third
Cleckheaton ended the season on a positive note with a convincing 32-17 bonus-point victory over one-time title challengers Wheatley Hills to claim a third-place finish in North One East. Games between the two clubs are always competitive no matter
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Baildon put whipping boys to the sword
Baildon 67 York RI 0 This has been a long, hard season for York RI – and it still has two games to run. At sunny Jenny Lane on Saturday, they fell to their 23rd defeat in 24 league matches, their points for total remained at a measly 181 but
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Cicognini's charge sees Otley hit back to triumph
Birmingham 24 Otley 29 Otley overcame injury to come from behind and win thanks to a lightning run from half-way by Ollie Cicognini. The Cross Greeners went into this game with two new locks and a new centre pairing, one of whom, Chris Gemmell
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Bradford & Bingley humiliated in biggest ever defeat
Sandal 122 Bradford & Bingley 5 The Bees crashed to the biggest defeat at any level in the club’s 31-year history, allowing a rampant Sandal side to cross the whitewash 20 times in a utter humiliation for the Wagon Lane side. It could have
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Scouts go on parade for St George's Day - possibly for last time
Hundreds of Scouts beamed with pride as they took part in what could be their last-ever St George’s Day parade today. They put behind them news that police would no longer marshal the event for free, to enjoy the mild weather and march through
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Defeat spells end of Bradford Park Avenue's promotion dream
Bishop's Stortford 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1 On the day that City’s play-off place was sealed, Avenue’s play-off hopes were dashed following a defeat at relegation-threatened Bishop’s Stortford. The home side were not mathematically safe of
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Sickener as Wharfedale let lead slip
Tynedale 32 Wharfedale 31 The fine setting in glorious sunshine did not compensate Wharfedale for a hugely disappointing outcome to this excellent match. Despite having conceded a soft early try, completed with more than a hint of a forward
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Next goal the title for promoted Albion Sports
Albion Sports earned a vital point as it confirmed their promotion to the Northern Counties East Premier Division for next term after other challengers fell by the wayside. Their 1-1 draw at home to Athersley Recreation also took them a step closer
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New Farnley start in style as Yeadon put to sword
Division Two newcomers New Farnley made a flying start to life in the JCT600 Bradford League after bowling out Yeadon for just 69 as they claimed a five-wicket win. David McCallum (3-21) and former Gloucester left-arm spinner Ian Fisher (3-11)
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Sam's the man as Woodlands off to flier
Opener Sam Frankland hit the first century of the JCT600 Bradford League Division One season as champions Woodlands opened their bid for a third successive title with a 98-run win at Saltaire. He struck five sixes and 13 fours in an unbeaten 112
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Farsley felled by champions Skelmersdale
Farsley suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at Skelmersdale as the home side followed last weekend’s win at Throstle Nest with another victory over Neil Parsley’s men to capture the Evo-Stik Division One North title. Farsley held out for 44 minutes in
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Guiseley eye possible return to Shay in first leg of play-offs after securing second spot
Neighbours Guiseley and FC Halifax Town fought another close game but the Lions got the point they needed to secure runners-up spot in Blue Square Bet North for a second season on the spin. That will give Guiseley home advantage for the crucial
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Silsden praying for a change of luck
Silsden suffered a 2-0 home defeat to AFC Blackpool in the North West Counties Premier Division. The Cobbydalers had created chances early on but James Walker fired the visitors in front from a disputed free-kick that took a heavy deflection off
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McCabe fires wonder goal for Eccleshill
Eccleshill United enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 winners at Yorkshire Amateur in the Northern Counties East League Division One. Adam McCabe set the Eagles on their way in spectacular style with a 30-yard volley and Drake Trease and Alex Rouse added
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Home woe for Liversedge and Thackley
Thackley and Liversedge both suffered defeats at the weekend. The Dennyboys were beaten 2-1 by Arnold Town, Rikki Gardiner netting both of the visitors’ goals with half-time substitute Jordan Missin cutting the deficit. Liversedge were 2-0
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Brighouse draw hands title to Scarborough
Brighouse Town's tilt for the Northern Counties East League Premier Division title ended with a 3-3 draw at Barton Town Old Boys. Town led 3-0 after a brace from Luke Gibson and a Tom Matthews strike but the visitors hit back with goals from Gareth
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Big scalp for Pudsey Congs as champs defeated
There was a real surprise for last season’s Dales Council League Division A champions Leeds Sikh, who came down to earth with a bump at newly-promoted Pudsey Congs A on the opening day of the season. Despite the recent harsh weather, the new campaign
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Three people arrested after woman killed in Bradford collision
Two teenagers and a 21-year-old man are in custody after the death of a 51-year-old local woman yesterday following a road collision in Bradford. Police are appealing for information after the incident at 5.16pm Saturday on Mandale Road, Buttershaw
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Leeds United: McDermott remains upbeat in defeat
Birmingham City 1 Leeds United 0 Leeds came back down to earth with a bang following two successive wins under new boss Brian McDermott. The goalless first half had been indicative of the respective mid-table positions of both clubs. Ravel
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Brownlee walks it in San Diego
Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee made an impressive start to his 2013 world championship campaign with victory in the San Diego leg. The race had been billed as a showdown between Brownlee and Olympic silver medallist Javier Gomez but
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Lisa hopes to make Grace's Wish come true
A young Bradford woman will complete a fun run inspired by a three-year-old girl she had never met who suffers from a rare genetic disorder. Lisa Howard, 19, from Wrose, is taking part in the Roundhay Park 5k Fun Run in August in a bid to raise funds
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Pupils help tell tale of mill turmoil
The turmoil of the 1826 Yorkshire Weavers’ Riots is revealed in new book by a textile historian and speaker. Riots in Addingham, Bradford and Gargrave in spring 1826 by starving hand loom weavers led to military defence of mills throughout West Yorkshire
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Rochdale Hornets v Bradford Bulls - Live blog
6:52pm Bulls coach Francis Cummins was generally very pleased with his team's performance, but revealed Jamie Foster (shoulder) and Jamie Langley (hamstring) had picked up knocks and would be assessed...
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Firefighters called to allotment blaze
Firefighters were called to a blaze at an allotment in Fairweather Green this morning. Crews from Fairweather Green fire station were called to Bullroyd Allotments, off Thornton Road, at 3am. Fairweather Green crew commander Ryan Tetlaw said
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Thrill seekers invited to take the plunge
A children’s disability charity is inviting thrill-seekers in Bradford to take a 10,000ft plunge to raise funds. Children Today are asking people to sign up for a fundraising skydive. There are three different types of jump which include a
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Plans made for Bronte Vintage Gathering
Classic fire engines and a dog agility show are among the diverse attractions lined up for this year’s Bronte Vintage Gathering. Organisers are making final plans for the charity extravaganza, on May 11 and 12. The annual event, in fields off
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University of Bradford in line for green award
Yorkshire finalists including the University of Bradford have only weeks left before they find out how they have done in the Greenbuild Awards 2013. The university has been nominated for its Green Library Education and Environment project.
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Landscape scheme wins accolade
A Bradford-based scheme has won a prestigious European cultural heritage accolade. South Pennines Watershed Landscape Project was awarded a Laureate in the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra awards 2013. The initiative
