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Heaton girl succeeds in spelling competition
An 11-year-old girl, of Heaton, Bradford, has made it through to the national finals of a spelling contest. Bradford Grammar pupil Maryam Nisa (pictured front left) was one of four from the school who competed in the regional final of the Routes
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Bradford Council is recommended to accept deal to buy Odeon and police station for £1
Bradford Council’s executive is being recommended by officers to accept a deal which would see it buy the former Odeon and Tyrls police station buildings for £1 each. Both city centre prime site buildings are owned by the Homes and Communities
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Scratch League golf results
Bradford & District Union of Golf Clubs’ Scratch League – Division One: Baildon 8, Skipton 0 (I Martin bt G Stocker 6&4, C Hargreaves bt M Ryder 5&3, A Couzens bt C Payne by 1 hole, D Teece bt G Aspey 5&4); Bingley St Ives 8, Bradford 0 (R Wheatley
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Aire-Wharfe Cup finals
Old Otliensians will entertain Ilkley Seconds tomorrow in the Spray Plant UK (Ltd) Aire-Wharfe Cup final (7.00). Roundhegians Second will host the Plate final on Thursday against West Leeds Seconds (6.30).
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Leeds United manager in warning to Diouf
Leeds United 1, Brighton 2 Leeds United manager Brian McDermott insists controversial striker El-Hadji Diouf must learn from his mistakes after a gesture to Brighton fans earned him a red card and left his side with nine men in yesterday's 2-1
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Avenue skipper Hotte's dismissal spices up last-day stalemate
Bradford Park Avenue 0, Histon 0 Histon secured their Conference North status with a goalless draw at Horsfall Stadium in a game that would have soon been forgotten had it not been for one highly controversial decision. Bradford were looking
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Stunned Guiseley meet Halifax Town in play-offs
Guiseley 2, Hinckley United 4 The second-placed side lost at home to the basement outfit on a remarkable last day of the season in Blue Square Bet North. The upshot of the drama is that Guiseley will face neighbours FC Halifax Town
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Albion Sports clinch title in style
Albion Sports were crowned champions of Baris Northern Counties East League Division One with a game to spare after the leaders marched to a 5-0 away win, while second placed Athersley Recreation lost 1-0 at home to fourth-placed Pontefract Collieries
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Civic heads build up steam for railway nostalgia weekend
The age of steam and diesel were right on track to delight thousands of weekend rail enthusiasts at the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Volunteers got up a head of steam for nostalgic travellers wanting to sample rides with the big old engines
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Pudsey duo at right end of Bradford League table
Pudsey rivals Congs and St Lawrence are setting the pace at the top of Division One after the opening two rounds of JCT600 Bradford League matches. Congs, who brushed aside Saltaire by 150 runs, lead the way by a point from their neighbours, who
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Trio lead the way in Dales Council
After two just sets of fixtures in the Dales Council League, three clubs – Cookridge, New Wortley and Shipley Providence – find themselves in a tie at the top of Division A. Cookridge (138-8) were indebted to Haroon Rashid, who hit
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Old Grovians looking forward after try spree
Old Grovians 66, Halifax Vandals 23 With the sun shining and conditions suiting open, running rugby, champions Old Grovians produced a dazzling performance, scoring ten tries and amassing their highest points tally in a single SSE
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Gathering in Bradford remembers work victims
More than 40 people gathered in Bradford city centre today to remember loved ones killed or injured at work. Workers’ Memorial Day was marked with a minute’s silence at noon and the laying of flowers in the memorial garden at the back of City Hall
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Baildon win promotion - now for Twickenham
Hemsworth 12, Baildon 55 Baildon have secured promotion to SSE Yorkshire Division Two for the first time in their history with a nine-try demolition of Hemsworth. Thoughts of next Saturday's RFU Junior Vase final were put to one side
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Emphatic win to end Salem's season
Bradford Salem 63, Ripon 7 Bradford Salem finished their SSE Yorkshire Division Two campaign on a high with a crushing victory over Ripon at Shay Lane. Despite turning up with only 15 men due to unavailabilities, Ripon should have got
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O’Brien red card adds to Farsley woe
Farsley AFC 0, Warrington Town 3 Farsley flattered to deceive again as they competed with visitors Warrington Town only to let themselves down by conceding three goals inside the last 20 minutes and also finish with ten men. Neil Parsley’s
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Bees skipper Ford says goodbye with two tries - and a conversion
Bradford & Bingley 62, Birkenhead Park 19 Bradford & Bingley started the Henry Paul era with an emphatic SSE National League Three North victory, skipper Guy Ford finishing his tenure at Wagon Lane with two more tries and the final conversion
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Ram-raid suspect arrested after helicopter pursuit in Barkerend
The West Yorkshire Police helicopter was involved in tracking down a suspect after a ram raid in Bradford. The aircraft was mobilised just before 1.30am on Saturday after the raid took place in Barkerend. It helped in the search for the getaway vehicle
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Fire in derelict garage in Listerhills, Bradford
Firefighters had to wear breathing masks to tackle a fierce blaze at a building in Bradford. Crews from Bradford station attended the fire, in Longside Lane, Listerhills, at around 4pm on Saturday. Two firefighters had to don breathing apparatus
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Afternoon of celebration for Otley
Otley 59, Dudley Kingswinford 31 It was a day of celebrations at Cross Green as James Twomey scored four tries to overtake Mark Kirkby as Otley's top try-scorer and put himself on top for the division this season, while hooker Ben Steele made
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Heaton stun defending champions
Defending champions Girlington suffered a poor start to the new Bradford Mutual Sunday School League season as they lost by eight wickets to Heaton. Girlington made just 53 in the Group A clash against Ansar Mahmood (5-10) and Kashif Ashraf (4-
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Wharfedale triumph but supporters are again put through the mill
Wharfedale 30, Richmond 26 Victory in this SSE National League One match was vital if Wharfedale were to retain hope of avoiding relegation. At half-time, leading 16-0 and dominant, they seemed to have the result sealed. But Richmond, outplayed
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Teenager stopped potential fatal fire in Wibsey
A firefighter said a family avoided a potentially-fatal house fire, thanks to their teenage son. He was still awake when a fire took hold in the kitchen of a semi-detached property in Wibsey at 2am on Saturday. He alerted his mum, dad and sister
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Root inspires impressive Yorkshire win after historic chase
Joe Root enhanced his growing reputation as a star in the making with a stunning 182 to guide Yorkshire to a record-breaking LV= County Championship win against Durham at the Riverside on Saturday. The England batsman, who opens for his county
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Warrington Wolves v Bradford Bulls - Live blog
4:46pm Warrington Wolves 32, Bradford Bulls 4 Adrian Purtell’s first-half try was little consolation for the Bulls as they were ultimately comfortably beaten at the Halliwell Jones Stadium this afternoon. The Australian
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Bradford City to review Burton ticket sales plan
City are “reviewing” their method of selling tickets for the play-off away leg at Burton. The club have got a limited number of 1,700 for next Sunday’s lunchtime game at the Pirelli Stadium. They announced yesterday that tickets will go on sale
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Course record smashed in Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K race
A scintillating run smashed the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K course record today. Ethiopian runner Tesfaye Debele knocked 24 seconds off the previous best when he stormed over the Centenary Square finishing line in 31 minutes and two seconds.
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Fairground lorry badly damaged in blaze in Bradford
Firefighters were called to a lorry blaze at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, early today. The lorry was well alight when crews from Odsal and Bradford stations attended the scene at 4am. Odsal crew commander Andy McCann said the lorry transported
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Man found hanged in Bradford park
Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of a man who was found hanged from a tree in a Bradford park. Officers were alerted early on Saturday after the grim discovery was made by a man walking through Wibsey Park. The scene,
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Men to trek 200-miles from Galway to Keighley to raise funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research
A music teacher and a pub landlord are preparing to walk from the West coast of Ireland to their home town of Keighley to raise money for a cancer charity. Damian Curran and James Mitchell will fly to Ireland on Wednesday, before taking the long
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Be a catwalk star in Bradford Modelsearch competition
If you think you have what it takes to strut your stuff in front of the camera, then enter the search for Bradford’s next top model. The search is still on for winning smiles and looks to be part of this year’s Bradford Modelsearch competition.
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South Craven School student set for charity parachute jump
A pair of South Craven School students are bracing themselves to carry out a fundraising parachute jump this summer. Rebecca Barrett and Rachel Hargreaves, who are both in year 13, have booked a flight and are now busy raising the money necessary
