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Missing Bradford woman returns home

A missing Bradford woman, who sparked a search of fields, gardens and garages by her neighbours, has been found. Police appealed for help in finding Lorenza Ullah who had not been seen since she left home shortly before 8am on Tuesday. Last

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REVIEW: Cats characters shine among the rubbish at the Alhambra

At first glance, the stage was filled with a dimly-lit junk yard littered with rusty bedsteads and broken bottles. Then, behind a twisted bicycle wheel, a ripped cereal box and an old pipe, there was the flick of a paw, the stretch of a leg and

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History is made as Yorkshire bowler hit for six sixes in an over

Yorkshire second XI bowler Gurman Randhawa was hit for six sixes in an over by Lancashire’s Jordan Clark during today’s second day of a three-day match at Scarborough. The left-arm spinner was continuously slog-swept over mid-wicket from the Trafalgar

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Honours even between Yorkshire and Durham after first-day wicket-fest

Tim Bresnan described the state of Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Durham at the Riverside as “poised” heading into tomorrow’s second day. Thirteen wickets fell during an action-packed day one, which saw Durham bowled out for

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Broken down lorry causes M62 delays tonight

A broken down truck has caused rush-hour misery for motorists on a stretch of the eastbound M62 this evening. The goods vehicle came to a halt between junction 26 (Chain Bar) and junction 27 (Gildersome) at 5.50pm, blocking one of the three lanes

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Bradford Bulls trio in Exiles squad

Bulls trio Heath L’Estrange, Manase Manuokafoa and Jarrod Sammut have been rewarded for their fine early-season form with inclusion in the Exiles squad. They have been named in Brian McClennan's 27-man squad in the 2013 International Origin Match

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Staff on the alert after Bradford textile works blaze

Staff acted quickly when a bailing machine caught fire at a textile works. Fire service tatch commander Alan Holdsworth said an electrical fault or the machine overheating may have caused the “quite serious” fire at Whitaker Fibres Ltd in Birksland

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Green a step away from fourth straight Bradford singles title

Defending champion and three-time winner Gareth Green (Lifeline Leisure) made it through to his fourth consecutive Bradford Snooker Championship final after beating nine-time champion Wayne Cooper (Laisterdyke Cricket Club) at Eccleshill Victoria Cons

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Bateson can be Glasgow golden boy

Teenager Jack Bateson is being tipped for Commonwealth Games glory after winning ABAE gold for the second year in a row. The 18-year-old Bradford College flyweight proved far too slick for Brighton City’s Joel Spragg to earn a unanimous verdict

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Yorkshire: Mustard sparks Durham recovery

Durham’s Phil Mustard is threatening to undo all of Yorkshire’s good work with ball during the opening day of their latest LV= County Championship match at the Riverside. Seven wickets fell during the opening afternoon to put Yorkshire in their

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Yorkshire Acas boss aims to defuse problems before they blow up into disputes

New Acas regional director Nick Dover, who has returned to his native county to take up the role, is keen that more Bradford businesses – and employees – should understand what the employment relations service actually is. To those of a certain

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Duke between the sticks in Bradford City reserves draw

Bantams keeper Matt Duke was given a run-out for the reserves in their 1-1 home draw with Grimsby Town in the penultimate fixture of their Central League Reserve Division campaign. Duke was the only senior player on show at Valley Parade in a City

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Spring fair to be held

Heckmondwike Salvation Army is hosting a spring fair at the weekend. The event runs from 10am until 2pm on Saturday at the Salvation Army base in Barrack Street. Food will be served from 11am and there will be cake, book and bric-a-brac stalls

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Ramblers head out

A rambling group is leading a walk around Hebden Bridge on Saturday. Bradford CHA Rambling and Social Club has organised the circular walk, called Waterways and a Chance for a Swim. It will be led by Ann Newmark. Meet at Bradford Interchange

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Salts through to final again

Salts will hope to go one better than last season’s defeat in the Bradford FA Challenge Cup final after booking a return trip. They beat Fields Reserves 4-1 in the semi-finals at Thackley FC thanks to Kyle Berry (2), Andy Howland and Joe Pleasance

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Ladies' open day is timely boost for Skipton Golf Club

The ladies' section at Skipton Golf Club received a timely boost following the success of an ‘open- doors’ event to encourage potential new girl and lady golfers to become members. Lady Captain Ros Moloney said that several new

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Charity helps to improve district

A young people's charity in Bradford is helping organisations and other groups across the distirct make a positive impact in their communities. The Brathay Trust has joined forces with the National Citizen Service (NCS) and The Football League

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Scouts all set for Ilkley Moor challenge

Aire Valley Scouts will lead the way on their 27th annual Baht ‘at across Ilkely Moor on Sunday, May 5, to raise much-needed funds. With three different walks of 10km, 20km and 40km and at a cost of £5 per walker (£4 for scouts) they hope to make

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Woman taken to hospital after collision in Bradford

A woman was taken to hospital with suspected back and neck injuries after her car hit a wall in Bradford today. The smash happened on Bolling Road, outside Future House, in West Bowling at 2.30pm. Fire crews from Bradford station freed the

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Branshaw duo are big step closer to Gleneagles

A dream final at 2014 Ryder Cup venue Gleneagles is up for grabs for amateur Graham Abbey and his Branshaw PGA professional Simon Jowitt in Europe’s biggest pro-am competition – The Lombard Trophy. Abbey teed up a chance to tread the fairways of

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Competition was fitting tribute to Trevor Mitchell

Crow Nest Golf Club members paid a fitting tribute to a very popular former member as 100 took part in the Mitchell Memorial Trophy. Trevor Mitchell, a past Rabbits' Captain who played the game with a smile on his face, died during a club competition

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Points system under scrutiny in Bradford League

The scoring system in the Bradford Table Tennis League will once again be up for discussion after the outcome of the Division Five title race was finalised. At present, one point per set is awarded, as well as two points for a win, and in Division

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Pudsey A kick off in impressive style

Jon Edmondson and John Spinks played starring roles as Pudsey A kicked off the Bradford Saturday League season with a comfortable Naylor section victory over Ladyhill A. Edmondson (21-4) and Spinks (21-7) were the top performers as Pudsey earned

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Bradford City confirm play-off prices

City have confirmed that normal admission prices will apply for the home leg of the play-offs. Although their opposition cannot be confirmed yet, the first semi-final will take place at Valley Parade on Thursday, May 2. Tickets will cost £20

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Bowls results

BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor: Asa Briggs A 193 (18), Clayton A 166 (12); Shipley Club A 175 (10), Crossgates 199 (20); Eccleshill A 194 (22), Eccleshill B 151 (8); Pudsey A 201 (23), Ladyhill A 147 (7); Pudsey Littlemoor A 187 (19), Brighouse

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Atkins dropping in at refs meeting

The Bradford Referees’ Association hold their latest meeting at the Central Club on Manchester Road tomorrow at 7.30pm. Guest speaker will be former FIFA official Graeme Atkins.

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Former vicar accused of rape and sex abuse of boy has court case adjourned

A former Bradford vicar accused of raping and sexually abusing a boy has had his case management hearing adjourned until May 29. Peter Hedge (pictured at an earlier hearing), 50, who is set to stand trial on July 10, appeared at Bradford Crown

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Two arrested as police seize 40 wraps of crack cocaine in Manningham

Two men have been arrested on drugs charges after police stopped a car in Manningham, Bradford, in a pre-planned operation. Officers in the Bradford Quartz drugs team stopped the Ford Puma. The 30-year-old driver and 25-year-old passenger were

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Pub in £280,000 revamp

A Bingley pub will be transformed in a £280,000 revamp. The Glen in Gilstead (above), which is owned by Punch Taverns, shut its doors for six weeks on April 8, with building work expected to start this week. Operator Neil Pickles, director

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Yorkshire frustrated after bright start

Yorkshire were frustrated by third-wicket pair Will Smith and Dale Benkenstein during the opening morning of their LV= County Championship Division One match against Durham at the Riverside. Tim Bresnan, with his first ball, and Ryan Sidebottom

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Calm amid the horror

A new biography about Wallace Hartley was published last month, written by Norwegian Christian G Tennyson-Ekeberg. One of the questions he tried to answer was whether Hartley’s musical quintet played solemn hymns or ragtime when the Titanic sank

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The Pope who was ‘a witness to hope’

Bradford’s practising Roman Catholics have a bond with the Pope, their spiritual leader in Rome. But for the city’s Polish community, Pope John Paul II was specially beloved. His funeral on April 8, 2005, mirrored the scenes worldwide in 1978 when

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Keighley artist lands London transport museum deal

An artist who came close to throwing in the towel after a fire destroyed his Haworth studio has bounced back, creating a new line of furniture for sale at a London tourist attraction. When a storage heater caused a fire at Damside Mill in December

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A politician respected by all sides

Bob Cryer once said that Bradford had a better train service to London in 1911, when Bradford City won the FA Cup, than it did in the early 1990s. The left-wing Labour MP for Keighley, Euro MP for Sheffield and latterly MP for Bradford South knew

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Mother of Bradford-born Shafilea Ahmed abandons murder appeal

A mother convicted of murdering her Bradford-born teenage daughter has abandoned her attempts to appeal her murder conviction. Court of Appeal judges had been due to hear the renewed application by Farzana Ahmed, 50, who along with her husband,

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Bradford and Keighley pupils plan concert in Keighley

Talented young singers from across Bradford and Keighley are joining together in a gala concert at Holy Family Catholic School, Keighley tomorrow evening. Singers from the award-winning Bradford Catholic Youth Choir will be joined by children from

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Bradford businesses join in launch of export network

More than 100 businesses took part in the launch of the We Are International Export Network which is pivotal to a new campaign to bring more than £2.6 billion of exports into the Leeds City Region, including Bradford, in the next five years. A

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Bradford City winning the cup was a breeze!

On the Wednesday afternoon of April 26, 1911, when Bradford City won the new FA Cup trophy in Manchester, the day was blustery. Footage from the Yorkshire Film Archive shows the the halfway-line flag fluttering vigorously as the players run out

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Wartime role comes to an end

On April 8, 1919, a moment in history came to an end. That was the last day on which women conductresses punched tickets on Bradford Corporation’s trams. With millions of men called up for the armed services in the 1914-18 First World War, women

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Saltaire growing campaign is launched

Where our meals come from is giving food for thought in the Aire Valley. And for Saltaire villagers, freshly grown fruit, vegetables, herbs and even edible flowers could not be closer to home. A Taste of Saltaire will take over two Bradford

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Greengates pub could be demolished to make way for store

A former pub could be bulldozed to make way for a supermarket. Farmfoods has applied for planning permission to knock down the Roebuck pub, in Harrogate Road, Greengates, and build a shop on the site. A planning statement from Farmfoods Ltd

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Thursday dates

Wilsden Thursday Afternoon Group holds its annual meeting on Thursday at 2.30pm in Wilsden Village Hall when important decisions will be made about its future events.

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'Disastrous mix' that led to street clashes

Trouble on the streets of central Bradford has been comparatively sporadic. There have been the disturbances of 2001 and 1995. In October 1988 an estimated 3,000 people gathered outside City Hall to demonstrate their opposition to public spending

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Three arrested after Guiseley drugs find

Three men have been arrested after being found in possession of cannabis in Guiseley. Police say the men, who were in a car near the Wetherby Whaler fish and chip restaurant, on White Cross, had “a number” of bags containing the drug when they

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The widening of Bradford’s boundaries

Monday, April 1, 1974, was the day the municipal boundaries of Bradford changed. On the last day of March the population was 293,000, but on April Fool’s Day it shot up to 462,000. The enlarged borders to the south, north and especially west, encompassed

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Dawning of the Pickles revolution

On April 20, 1989, the leader of Bradford Council celebrated his 37th birthday. Councillor Eric Pickles shared a birthday with Napoleon III, Adolf Hitler and film comic Harold Lloyd. Some of the Conservative politician’s critics thought he was

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Search for missing Clayton woman

Police are appealing for information on a woman missing from Clayton. Lorenzo Ullah, 28, was last seen yesterday at 7.50am leaving her home on the Avenue when it was thought she hadgone to catch a bus to Bradford. She was wearing a black coat

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Nicola Adams is special guest at Bradford Lord Mayor's Sunshine Sprinkle

Incommunities’ staff raised £410 for the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Sprinkle Sunshine Appeal following its employee recognition awards. Nearly £300 was collected with a prize raffle for the Lord Mayor Councillor Dale Smith’s appeal. Another £121

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Bradford B&Q store is burgled

Tools and equipment valued at thousands of pounds were stolen from a B&Q store in Bradford. Police said yesterday that five men in balaclava masks used a saw to force entry through the doors of the store on Leeds Old Road at about 9.45pm on

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Clean-up in Barkerend is hailed a success

Children, firefighters, Council wardens and students banded together to spruce up a neighbourhood in Barkerend, Bradford. The clear-up saw a path known as The Greenway cleared of fly-tipped litter and graffiti. New bins were installed and firefighters

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Bradford pals plan France cycle trek for charity

A cancer scientist and a group of friends will collect cash for a Yorkshire cancer charity by cycling to Paris and back over seven days. Dr Mark Sutherland, of Bradford’s University’s Institute of Cancer Therapeutics, is part of a group of 13 who

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Bradford builder Bermar adds accolades to 40 years of profitable success

The last few years have not been a good time to be in the building trade. Along with high street retail, the construction sector has borne the brunt of the worst UK recession since the 1930s. A new survey by the report from the Federation of Master

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German friends

The 25th anniversary of the Wharfedale German Circle, formerly known as the Ilkley Anglo German Friendship Society, was celebrated at the Methodist Church Hall in Burley-in-Wharfedale. The chief guests were Mark Green and his wife Anna. The Ilkley

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Accountant Farid to skydive for children's charity

A Bradford accountant will do a skydive for a children’s charity Farid Maleki, of Bradford-based Watson Buckle, will raise money for the One in a Million charity. The sponsored tandem sky- dive will take place at Hibaldstow airfield in Lincolnshire

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Students in line to spell success

Students from St Mary’s in Menston took part in a competition aimed at Year Seven pupils who are beginners in a foreign language aimed at improving vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation and memory skills. The ‘Spelling Bee’ was set up in 2009 as

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

25 years ago: The Kashmir restaurant and takeaway in Morley Street has been recognised as the finest Indian cafe in the UK by the Consumers Association Good Food Guide Cheap Eats 88. 50 years ago: A social club for Bradford widowers was formed

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Focus on future of People’s Centre for elderly

Five years ago, Bradford pensioner Jean Walker told the nation about her vision. She and fellow members of Bradford and District Senior Power received a £50,000 kick-start after using pensioner power to persuade a panel on ITV show Millionaires

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Must-read columnists

SIR – When Mike Priestley retired, I thought there could never be an adequate replacement for his regular columns. Well, Mike, wherever you are these days, I no longer miss you quite so much – though it has taken several people to fill the gap.

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Disgraceful crime of a charity cheat

There can be no excuses for anyone who decides to steal from the coffers of a charity. And when it is someone who has been given a position of responsibility and trust within an organisation who betrays that trust by committing the crime, that

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Miners not badly off

SIR – In my young, free and single days, I used to holiday in Benidorm in Spain twice a year with a half-dozen other girlfriends. During the 1984/85 miners’ strike, the aeroplane we were on was always full of holidaying miners. We had a super time

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Thatcher’s legacy

SIR – I look forward to reading Kris Hopkins’s (pictured) public apology in your newspaper for the grotesque waste of £10 million of public money being used to pay for his ex-party leader’s funeral. How ironic that this month we are told there

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Flock was fantastic

SIR – Further to the letter from Margaret Price (T&A, April 20) regarding Waxwings spotted locally, I wish to report that I had a flock of around 30 of these lovely birds in my garden on Thursday, April 18. I have a large holly bush with many

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Visitors are rare treat

SIR – We live in Thornton and we also had a large flock of Waxwings devour our red berry bushes last weekend and were very lucky to manage to take some nice photos of them before they flew away. We have never seen Waxwings before, so we checked

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Planning ahead

SIR – I was in the Bradford Market (the Oastler Market) this Saturday. One of the stalls, which was recently unoccupied, has now been taken over by Bradford Council. The Council had officers handing out details of a proposed City Centre Action

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Support youngsters

How good it was to see the photographs in Monday’s T&A of St George’s Day Parade, with so many young people taking part and also the crowds watching the event. Then to read it may be the last time because of lack of funding for the marshalling

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Surgery is helping to make life a bit easier

SIR – Further to Joan Barton’s concern about the cost of ringing doctor’s surgeries using expensive numbers (Letters, April 22), the practice I attend – The Grange Practice in Allerton – listened to their patients’ concerns and reverted to a geographic

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Showcase your work at the Bradford City Film Festival, young film-makers urged

Budding film-makers are being urged to enter this year’s Co-operative Film Festival, held in partnership with the National Media Museum. Young people aged 22 and under have until Friday, May 31, to submit entries for the festival, running from

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Anger over restaurant plan for Cock and Bottle pub at Barkerend

A Victorian Grade II listed pub could be turned into a restaurant if planning permission is granted. A planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council to renovate the vacant Cock and Bottle in Barkerend and open it as a restaurant.

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MP Hilary Benn to speak at Ilkley Labour Party meeting

Shadow Local Government minister and former Secretary of State for Overseas Development, Hilary Benn MP, will speak at an open meeting organised by Ilkley Labour Party. It will take place at 7.30pm on Friday, May 3, at Christchurch, The Grove, Ilkley

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Drink driver had no insurance for van

A 22-year-old sign installer who thought he was fit to drive was over the legal alcohol limit, magistrates heard. Sean Barnard, of Waterside, Oxenhope, near Keighley, was stopped by police as he drove a Mercedes Sprinter van along West Lane, Sutton-in-Craven

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Airedale Hospital shortlisted for national CHKS award

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has got through to the final five in a national award for top hospitals. It has been shortlisted for the top hospitals programme quality of care award 2013 by CHKS, an independent provider of healthcare intelligence

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Light fantastic

Rawdon's Greenacre Community Hall will host a monthly dance evening this weekend. A 50/50 ballroom, Latin and sequence dance will take place at the New Road Side venue from 7.15pm to 10.15pm on Saturday, April 27. Admission costs £5 and dancers are

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Try some zumba

A gentle introduction to zumba takes place at St John’s church hall, Baildon every Monday morning. Zumba gold is a fitness class for the active older participant or those returning to fitness. Classes run from 9.45am to 10.45am every Monday in St John

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‘Denholme rendering plant report won’t be published in full’

A confidential report investigating concerns with an animal rendering plant near Denholme will not be made fully public. Legal advice given at last night’s Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee was to hold back the whole

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Addingham club thief went on the run to seaside

A village social club worker has been jailed for 12 months after fleeing in terror with the takings when the police caught up with him for a street mugging. Danny Green, 22, sneaked into Addingham Social Club to empty the safe and then took a taxi

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Students at Bradford College back Make Food Fair campaign

Bradford Fairtrade Zone members have a band of mini marchers who will be appearing around the district in the next two weeks to gather support for the ‘Make Food Fair’ petition. They have already visited the Students’ Union at Bradford College,

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Bradford men caught stealing scrap metal from skip

Police investigating an alarm going off at a house found a man emptying scrap metal from a skip, a court heard. Jack Donaghue, 20, was there with a Transit van and a short while later a second man, Timothy Hempsey, 23, turned up. A search of

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Advice on offer at Scotchman Road Allotments, Bradford

Those wanting allotment training can head to Scotchman Road Allotments in Bradford from 10am to noon on Saturday. Free informal training and advice is available each month. You can head to all the Saturday sessions or just drop in when you can. Tools

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Ben Rhydding gets set for community fete

Preparations are under way for Ben Rhydding Community Fete, which will take place on the former middle school field on Valley Drive and Wheatley Lane on Saturday, June 29, from 2pm. There will be a two hours of entertainment, with live music and

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Friends of Ilkley Moor appoint new chairman

A ‘friends’ organisation set up to support the management and improvement of Ilkley Moor has a new head. Author and former Natural History Museum lecturer John Stidworthy has taken on the role of chairman of the Friends of Ilkley Moor. He succeed

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Bizarre Bradford: Sting in the tale of armed robbery – the butler did it!

If you’ve ever wondered where the old cliche “the butler did it” came from, then wonder no more. This week in our occasional series Bizarre Bradford we head back half a century to 1963, where a story from March 14 tells a terrible tale of an armed

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Bradford Sea Cadets celebrating a life at sea

or a landlocked city, Bradford’s historical connections with the sea seem unusual. In the late 19th century, textile magnate Titus Salt was a generous benefactor to the Sailors’ Orphanage in Hull. Bradford’s wool textile capital of the world –

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Speed of change is alarming

Different groups of people have widely varying views about climate change and its cause, from the vast majority of Earth scientists who understand the underlying physics and know it’s mainly the result of human activity, to the few who deny that it

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Keighley man in court on affray charges after Leeds game

A Keighley teenager will be before magistrates tomorrow for his alleged role in a brawl between around 40 football fans. The 17-year-old is one of 11 people charged with affray after violence in Leeds city centre following Leeds United’s FA Cup match

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Fire at textile works

Staff acted quickly when a baling machine caught fire at a textile works. Watch commander Alan Holdsworth said an electrical fault or the machine overheating may have caused the “quite serious” fire at Whitaker Fibres Limited in Birksland Street,

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Woman talked out of jumping from multi-storey car park

Paramedics, police and firefighters were called when a woman threatened to jump off the sixth level of a multi-storey car park at 3am today. Police negotiators managed to talk the woman down from the building at The Leisure Exchange on Shipley

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Woman talked out of jumping from multi-storey car park

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Nurse Julie's hair-raising moment!

A hospital nurse had a hair-raising appointment with a rugby player to raise cash for new hospital equipment. Julie Lund, an endoscopy nurse at Airedale Hospital, Steeton, decided to take the drastic step to boost her favourite charity. She

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Slingsby’s 120 years of experience is worth its salt as Baildon firm weathers downturn

It was not easy to raise a smile during the recent big freeze. But every snow cloud had a silver lining for Dominic Slingsby. While the rest of us gritted our teeth against the bitter north easterly winds and trudged doggedly through snow drifts

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Scholarship offer to mark Bradford University School of Management anniversary

To mark its 50th anniversary, Bradford University School of Management is offering six cut-price MBA scholarships. The six scholarships are being made available for £2,000 each – less than half price – for students studying in the UK, although

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Police give advice on doorstep crime in web chat

The issues of doorstep crime will be addressed in an online chat tonight. Crime prevention officer Chris Joyce will be joined by Detective Constable Andrew Parkinson and trading standards officer Carolyne Dollins to answer questions about doorstep

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Jury's Inn, Bradford, to host charity abseil

A charity abseil to raise funds for the Missing People organisation takes place at Jury’s Inn, Thornton Road, Bradford, on Saturday, May 4.

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Ilkley man Charles Appleyard plans Everest base camp trek for Macmillan Cancer Support

At an age where most people would be thinking of slowing down, a 60-year-old man is preparing to climb to Everest base camp. Retired special needs teacher Charles Appleyard, of Skipton Road, Ilkley, is raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support

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Coffee evening

Enjoy coffee and informal chat on alternate Tuesdays in Wilsden Village Hall from 7.30pm to 9pm. This is organised by The Advance Church which holds services each Sunday at 10.30am in the hall. Full Tuesday meeting dates are available from the church

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Shed destroyed in fire

A shed was destroyed by fire early yesterday. The lean-to structure was at a house on Little Horton Lane, Bradford. Fire crews from Odsal and Bradford stations were called to the scene at 5.20am. Odsal watch commander Andy Mason said the

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Aire Valley Rail Users Group to hold annual meeting

A group that campaigns for improvements on the rail route between Bradford and the Aire Valley is to hold its annual meeting. Since it was set up, the Aire Valley Rail Users Group has called for more seating on trains, station improvements, better

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Wall repairs at Black Hills Scout Camp

An event aimed at repairing the drystone wall at the Black Hills Scout Camp will take place on Friday. The event starts at 9.45am and finishes at 4pm at Lee Lane, Bingley. Those interested in taking part can meet at BEES, Culture Fusion, 125 Thornton

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Lord Mayor of Bradford to launch Chinese furniture showroom at Greengates

The Lord Mayor of Bradford will fight for attention with dragons, tigers and tortoises when he judges a competition for school children to celebrate the launch of a Chinese furniture showroom in Greengates on Saturday. Children from Thorpe Primary

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Shipley cyclist raises funds for Keighley Handicapped Children’s Pilgrimage Trust.

A man who cycled through the Pyrenees to raise money for disabled children had to brave ice, snow and sunburn. James Gilmartin rode 540 miles from Paris to Lourdes in aid of Keighley Handicapped Children’s Pilgrimage Trust. At the journey’s

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Bradford City striker Wells watched by Burnley

City top scorer Nahki Wells is being tracked by Burnley. Reports in Lancashire claim the Clarets have been monitoring the Bermudian striker regularly throughout the season. Their 28-goal hitman Charlie Austin is expected to be off in the summer

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Bradford Bulls: Sickener for Foster as tendon is ripped off the bone

Jamie Foster has been dealt a devastating injury blow which could keep him on the sidelines for several months. The Bulls winger ruptured a pectoral muscle in a tackle during the early stages of Sunday’s Tetley’s Challenge Cup win at Rochdale.

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Queensbury crime update

Police have released an update on crime in the Queensbury area over the last week. Officers said there had been three house burglaries, three thefts from vehicles and two vehicles thefts.

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Pudsey church to host friendship lunch

A friendship lunch will be served at St James the Great Church in Galloway Lane, Pudsey, on Tuesday, May 5, at 12.15pm. Admission is £3.50.

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Wembley glory awaits either Bantams or Cheltenham, reckons former City captain Duff

Shane Duff is backing City to handle the intense play-off spotlight because of their Capital One Cup heroics. The Bantams finish their league campaign at Cheltenham on Saturday in a likely dress rehearsal for next week’s two-legged semi-final.

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Mystery death of man still unresolved

Police are still trying to identify a man whose body was found on a path in Bradford. The grim discovery was made on Friday at 7.30am, just off Arncliffe Terrace, in Lidget Green. A post mortem examination has proved inconclusive as to the

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Bradford students win textile design contest rewards

Four winners in the annual Bradford Textile Society design competition are Bradford College students. First year student Amanda Shelton has clinched a £250 first prize for her design in the Clothworkers Foundation knitted fabric in any fibre or

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Police appeal after theft of tools

Police want the public in Bradford to keep their eyes peeled for stolen tools marked with the owner’s name and initials. Numerous Makita power tools, which have either ‘Daz’ or ‘DS’ etched onto them, were stolen from the victim’s work van while

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£78,000 charity conman is sent to prison

A conman caught fleeing to Italy after committing a £78,000 fraud on a Bradford charity and its vulnerable clients has been jailed for three years. Simon Warner-Hodgkin, described in court as a fantasist, lied about his qualifications when he targeted

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Five held in fraud swoop in Keighley by police

A replica firearm, CS spray and assorted weaponry were seized and five people arrested when a team of London-based anti-fraud police travelled North to raid eight Keighley properties yesterday. The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement

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The 'meaningless' tale of two Bradfords

A study by the Labour Party comparing Government cuts in Bradford to those in a small town of the same name in Wiltshire has been branded ‘meaningless’. The comparison between a city district with a population of more than 520,000, and picturesque

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Model father 'lived his life to the full'

A military style funeral will be held tomorrow for a former Bevan Boy who was a dedicated supporter of the Royal British Legion and founder member of Shipley Model Railway Society. Kenneth Garbutt led a busy and active life and would do anything

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Margaret Thatcher death focuses attention on Bradford entrepreneur's book

Margaret Thatcher was lucky in her political timing and now the former Prime Minister’s recent death has provided a boost for a new book co-written by Bradford-born marketing guru David Hopper. The Branded Gentry features interviews that David

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Brave Alan battles on through MND

    Family, colleagues, friends and pupils of a teacher have raised £3,000 for the charity which supports people with Motor Neuron Disease. Teachers from across Grange Technology College united to put on Alstock - a concert by and for

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Child rapist who preyed on girl, nine, jailed for 12 years

A “wicked and evil” paedophile, who repeatedly raped a nine-year-old girl, has been jailed for 12 years. Andrew Quantrill, 39, was warned he would not be freed unless and until the Parole Board was satisfied that the public would be safe. Bradford

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Ball bearing gun thug shoots teenager outside Bradford school

A mother has called for ball bearing guns to be banned after her teenage son was shot in the eye outside his school. Luke Dacey, 16, was setting off home from Prism Independent School when a thug shot him with a form of air pistol. He said

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Bradford Urban Festival will see City Park transformed into open air nightclub

City Park will be transformed into a giant open air nightclub next month as part of Bradford Council’s new Urban Festival. Lots of quirky events, including performances in and around a black cab and an entire band squeezed into a jukebox, will

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Cyclist Darron all set for mammoth European challenge

A Bradford dad is ready to battle bears, wolves and mosquitoes on a 5,000-mile challenge from the top of Europe to the bottom – on his bicycle. Darron Speck, 43, will start his mammoth journey at North Cape, Norway, on May 22. He aims to finish