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Holders Thackley are in final
Baris Northern Counties East League Cup holders Thackley will defend their trophy in this season’s final after a 2-0 victory over Worksop Parramore in tonight’s semi-final. Following a goalless first half, Jordan Missin put the Dennyboys in front
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Play-off is balanced on knife-edge after Shay stalemate
FC Halifax Town 1, Guiseley 1 Everything is resting on the second leg of this Blue Square Bet North play-off semi-final after the West Yorkshire neighbours cancelled each other out at The Shay tonight. There was a lively start to the game,
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Don't rule out Yorkshire yet
Yorkshire have still got an outside chance of winning their ongoing LV= County Championship match after a strong response to Derbyshire’s first-innings 475 and Chesney Hughes’s maiden double century today. Derbyshire’s left-handed opener posted
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Tordoff on a high after latest round of British Touring Car Championship
Rawdon’s Sam Tordoff picked up another three points finishes in the second meeting of the 2013 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Donington Park. The 23-year-old – acknowledged as one of the UK’s brightest young racing talents
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Pennett strikes as Steeton are done four
Veteran Dave Pennett and 20-year-old Aussie Tallan Wright combined to clinch Guiseley’s second Aire-Wharfe League win that leaves them top of Division One. League tables don’t mean much in chilly April but with their first 100 per cent start for
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Warriors fightback falls just short
Wibsey Warriors were unlucky to lose 29-22 at home to second-placed Premier Division rivals Queens in the Pennine League. The Warriors looked to be heading for a heavy defeat when they trailed 26-4 at the interval but a second-half rally saw Andy
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Vaughan gets off to flying start
Wilsden’s Richard Vaughan helped his Thorite-sponsored Racetec Team win their class in the first round of the 2013 Northern Speed Championship at 3 Sisters Race Circuit near Wigan. The single-seater racing car performed flawlessly, enabling Vaughan
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Star man Marlow causes mayhem against Buttershaw
Buttershaw St Paul’s go into their game against Methley A at Wibsey still looking for their first win of the season. After losing their Heavy Woollen Cup tie at Liversedge by just ten runs they were hoping for better in their CYL First Division
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Adams powers to Odda 10K win
Running Log Tom Adams finished more than three minutes clear as he won the inaugural Over the Odda 10K. The Ilkley Harrier clocked 37min 39sec as he dominated the race, which started from Hawksworth and was run in beautiful spring weather over
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Lord Mayor judges art contest at Idle and Greengates schools
The Lord Mayor of Bradford fought for attention with dragons, tigers and tortoises when he judged the entries of a school children’s competition. Pupils at Thorpe Primary in Idle and Parkland Primary in Greengates took part in the competition to
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Hobson hat-trick skittles Silsden
With teams still shaking off ring rust at the start of the Aire-Wharfe League season, the preliminary round of the Waddilove Cup always provides the opportunity for a shock – but Josh Hobson made sure Rawdon didn’t suffer any such embarrassment at
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Record-breaker Hughes makes Yorkshire toil
Chesney Hughes sent records tumbling with an unbeaten 270 for Derbyshire against Yorkshire at Headingley today. The powerful left-hander underpinned his side’s 475 all out, in which Wayne Madsen also scored 93 and leg-spinner Adil Rashid
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Impressive Oakworth start for openers
Pre-season Mewies Solicitors Craven League Division One favourites Oakworth got their season off to a cracking start as they hammered Thornton by nine wickets at Wide Lane. The west Craveners had first use of the wicket and battled their way to
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Tiler is terrific
Ace record-breaker Rebekah Tiler has been at it again. The Bingley Grammar School pupil even managed to outlift some of the men in the Northern Junior and Under-23 Weightlifting Championships at her home club, Mytholmroyd Community Centre.
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Lumb hat-trick seals West Bowling promotion
West Bowling will be playing in the Premier Division of the Pennine League next season after Richard Lumb’s hat-trick inspired a 28-4 home win over St Joseph’s which confirmed promotion to the top flight. However, the league title remains up for
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Evening League on level playing field
The Bradford & District Evening League, which starts tomorrow night, have decided to level the playing field in their top two divisions. Three teams will be relegated and only one promoted at the end of the 2013 season, with teams deciding to bite
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Dudley Hill survive shock against strugglers
Bradford Dudley Hill left it late to post a 32-26 victory over Division One basement side Eccles after an almighty National Conference tussle at Parry Lane. Hill entered the fray looking to complete the double against the Manchester outfit, who
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BPA Lizards pull clear to seal under-12s title
BPA Lizards under-12s needed just a point to clinch the Keybury League title for a third successive year but were pushed all the way by Guiseley Blues before securing a 6-3 victory. Haseeb Alam fired the Lizards in front after just two minutes,
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Keighley brewery retains its kitemark award
Major investment in upgrading its transport and storage facilities has led to Keighley-based brewer Timothy Taylor retaining a key industry kitemark. After a rigorous inspection by Cask Marque, an independent organisation which monitors cask ale
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Police hunt masked gunman after shooting in Bradford street
Police are hunting for a gunman after a shooting in Bradford late last night. The attack by a man in a balaclava mask took place at 11pm in Musgrave Grove, Eccleshill. No-one was injured but the shotgun blast caused damage to the door of a
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US folk duo to play Bradford club
US folk duo Steve and Ruth Smith bring their blend of Appalachian Americana music with Celtic roots to Bradford's Topic Folk Club next month. The performers from the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina play a range of traditional instruments
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Cannabis found in Barkerend house
Cannabis worth £20,000 was found at a house in the Barkerend area of Bradford in a raid early on Saturday morning. The drug was found in a first floor bedroom and hidden around the house.
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Ilkley shop shortlisted
The owner of an award-winning Ilkley gift shop has been shortlisted for two more titles. Nora’s Interiors and Gifts has been nominated for the independent gift retailer (North and Northern Ireland) category and best retailer initiative award in
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Hughes adds to Yorkshire torment
Chesney Hughes posted a maiden double century during the second morning as Derbyshire strengthened their grip on the LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley. On the day when the White Rose county announced Mark Arthur, formerly
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Violinist to play concert for church organ appeal
Violinist Mark Ostyn will be accompanied by Jeremy Russell at a concert in Shipley this month to help raise money for a church organ appeal. Mr Ostyn is a violinist and conductor who played with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and
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Birkenshaw forum group hears from stained glass maker
Shona McInnes, owner of a stained glass manufacturing business, will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Birkenshaw & District Men’s Forum will be held on Wednesday, May 8. Mrs McInnes runs the company ‘Leadline Stained Glass Studio’
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Schoolchildren fly a kite for hunger campaign
More than 200 schoolchildren have flown hand-made kites to demonstrate their support for a campaign to end hunger. Pupils from eight schools in Otley, Pool-in-Wharfedale and Bramhope assembled at Wharfemeadows Park for the event, part of Oxfam’
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Thornton Singers calling for new members
Thornton Singers, who rehearse every Wednesday at Haworth Road Methodist Church in Heaton, are looking for tenors, basses and baritones to join their 40-strong mixed choir. Membership secretary Chris Gilliver said: ‘‘We are a very sociable bunch
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Taste for gourmet cooking at new Otley takeaway
A new Otley food takeaway and cafe is hoping customers will enjoy its use of a technique more normally found in gourmet restaurants. Corner House Kitchen, on Wesley Street, is using the ‘sous-vide’ method – which involves slow cooking food sealed
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Young musician steps in at Ilkley church service
Two short steps by 15-year-old Anthony Gray from choir stall to organ seat saved the day at St Margaret’s Church, in Ilkley, when director of music Christopher Rathbone reported back sick on Sunday after his family holiday in Australia. This last-minute
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Cullingworth school pupils rewarded for good behaviour
Teachers at Parkside School, Cullingworth, are sprinkling stars around the school. They carry blue stars in their pockets to give to students who display positive behaviour during break, lunchtime or before school. Students can go to the student
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UPDATE: Councillors' 'new town' suggestions are ridiculed
Two councillors have been taken to task for suggesting a new town could be created in the south of Bradford to tackle the housing shortage. Independents Adrian Naylor and Anne Hawkesworth, whose wards cover largely rural areas, have been accused
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Pudsey butcher’s honour
Steve Martin, owner of Pudsey butcher Bentley’s, has been appointed president of the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers’ Councils. With about 400 members, the confederation is a sub-section of the National Federation of Meat Traders, overseeing
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Wharfedale naturalists launch search for new 'bird recorder'
A naturalists’ group is on the lookout for someone to act as a new ‘bird recorder’, to help it continue to document species seen in the valley. The Wharfedale Naturalists’ Society has been recording the flora and fauna in Wharfedale since the society
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Lord Mayor of Bradford tours new £3m extension at Horton Park Primary School
An inner-city school hopes to use its major expansion plans to bring benefits to its poverty-hit community. Horton Park Primary, on Bradford’s Canterbury estate, plans to start a job club in its new-build library so unemployed parents can go there
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Winter Olympic one step closer for Brighouse girl
Hipperholme Grammar student Katie Ormerod is on course to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics following a series of successful snowboarding competitions. The 15-year-old, of Brighouse, has finished the season 25th in the world rankings and has three
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Disruption for traffic at Ilkley carnival
The organisers of Ilkley Carnival are giving residents and motorists notice of ‘colourful’ disruption to traffic next Monday. Roads in and around the town centre will be closed, and ‘no waiting’ cones will be set out, as the annual parade makes
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Jowett family honours Bradford University engineering students
Seven student engineers have been awarded cash prizes for outstanding work. The seven, studying mechanical engineering or mechanical and automotive engineering at Bradford University, were awarded the Benjamin Jowett Memorial Scholarship and presented
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Planning file
The following planning applications have been submitted to Bradford Council for approval: Little Horton: front and rear dormer windows on second floor and rear kitchen extension, 61 Parkside Road. Little Horton: single storey rear extension and loft
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Keighley man in court in Skipton
A 25-year-old man is due to appear at Skipton Magistrates’ Court on Friday, May 17, accused of three counts of burglary. The charges relate to burglaries which took place in Skipton in January 2013, when bicycles were stole from a garage and sheds.
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Cannabis factory discovered in Barkerend
A cannabis factory was discovered at a house in Barkerend, Bradford. The find, on Saturday, was made at a property on Webster Street. A number of cannabis plants and growing equipment were seized. The investigation is ongoing.
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Skipton businessman's anger over cut to car park compensation
A business boss has accused Bradford-based Yorkshire Water of hard-heartedness in slashing the amount they promised to pay in compensation for his loss of business. Mark Atkinson has been told by the firm it is to cut £1,250 from the amount he
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Farnhill village to get superfast broadband
Councillors were told that a project to roll out superfast broadband in a community between Keighley and Skipton will go ahead. County Councillor Patrick Mulligan told the latest meeting of Farnhill Parish Council that the BT initiative should
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National winner at Skipton Races
Skipton Races are set to welcome a very special visitor. This year’s Grand National-winning horse Auroras Encore will make a guest appearance on Saturday at 1.15pm. Auroras, trained by Sue Smith at Eldwick, near Bingley – will be helping to
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Variety of services available for Bradford's homeless
Homeless people can access a variety of services with a new list issued for May. It shows places where food is available including the Bradford Day Shelter where lunch is offered until 2pm seven days a week. Every Monday the Immanuel Project at St
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Last trip for Keighley Brownies and Rainbows?
Keighley Brownies and Rainbows headed for Clitheroe for a day of adventurous outdoor activities. But the day could be the last special activity for the girls of the 10th Keighley (New Church) pack before they are forced to disband.
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Barkerend quad bike is seized
Police seized a quad bike being ridden on a children’s play area in the Beech Grove area of Barkerend, Bradford, on Saturday. A spokesman said: “It was sighted being ridden for hours in the area on roads and around a children’s play area. No one
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Travelling choir helps raise cash for Haworth church restoration
A “fantastic” concert at Haworth Parish Church launched the second stage of its three-phase restoration programme. ‘Viva la Musica’, a 12-strong travelling choir from Leicestershire, delivered an hour-long concert with an English pastoral theme
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We never stopped believing, says Bradford City winger Hines
It was the goal that began the fightback; the defiant volley which suggested that Bradford City’s season of the unexpected was set for one more dramatic twist. They were 2-0 down to Southend at Valley Parade and their play-off race seemed run.
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Bettys and Taylors cyclists get a buzz on Fat Rascals charity ride
The tenth Bettys & Taylors annual Fat Rascal bike ride for charity has taken place. The 125 mile-long bike ride set off from Bettys York at 7am, took in breakfast at Bettys Northallerton, elevenses at Bettys Harlow Carr, lunch at Bettys Ilkley
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WharfeBank Brewery to launch new loyalty scheme
WharfeBank Brewery is launching a new loyalty scheme to strengthen its ties with local pubs – and is creating a special new ale to celebrate. The award-winning Pool-in-Wharfedale-based business says its Master Cellar Club will give members “added
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How to be as pretty as porcelain...
With each fashion season there are mainstream looks, and then there are niche trends. The latter start off small, with individual pieces becoming so popular they can end up like collectors’ items. Which is rather apt, as the burgeoning china blue
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UPDATE: Police car smashes through wall after collision with suspected stolen car
An unmarked police car smashed through the wall of a bail hostel after being involved in a collision with a suspected stolen car. Two police officers and two suspects are being treated in hospital for serious, but not life-threatening, injuries
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Abba to the aid of Rawdon exam students
As many a teenager will testify, historical facts and figures can be notoriously difficult to recall. But one teacher has come up with a way to keep the past alive in the minds of his students – a system of revision based on Abba songs. Rick
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Skipton Building Society launches Grassroots Giving scheme
Olympic medallists from London 2012 are encouraging community groups in Bradford to apply for funding from Skipton Building Society. The society has announced a new initiative called Grassroots Giving to mark its 160th anniversary and is offering
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Entrepreneur Barbara to pitch straw bales idea to Sir Richard
Entrepreneur Barbara Jones will come face to face with Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson, after reaching the finals of the Pitch to Rich competition. Run by Virgin Media Pioneers, the competition is seeking the UK’s best start-ups and, after reaching
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£1.8m Thornton Primary School extension creates space for extra 90 pupils
A Bradford primary school will be extended to hold an extra 90 pupils in a £1.8 million project. Thornton Primary School will have two new extensions, with one creating six new classrooms and the second a new entrance, with space for new offices
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Approval of Denholme plan is ‘vital for jobs’
The future of one of Denholme’s few employment sites now lies in the hands of Bradford Council and the owners are urging officials to support it. A retrospective planning application has been submitted for the change of use of the Whitakers Joinery
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Bradford actress Sophie McShera stars in new ITV sitcom The Job Lot
Bradford actress Sophie McShera has swapped life below stairs for the Job Centre – but only for her new television role. Sophie, best-known for playing kitchen maid Daisy in Downton Abbey, stars in new sitcom The Job Lot, which started on ITV last
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Painting will help replace gravestones taken from Bronte chapel
The Telegraph & Argus exclusively reported how thieves took three stones from the Old Bell Chapel, also known as the Bronte Bell Chapel, opposite St James Church on Thornton Road, Thornton, last October. The crime was described as ‘despicable
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NHS to probe Bradford surgeries' use of premium numbers
NHS bosses will investigate the extent of GP surgeries’ use of ‘expensive’ 0844 numbers, which are still in force at some practices in Bradford, despite being against Government guidelines. NHS England confirmed this week it is looking into how
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It’s time for some blue eye thinking
Put down the black eyeliner – it’s time to bring on the summertime blues. Veering away from a classic look is never easy, but this season’s palette of sea-inspired blues are pretty persuasive, whether you want to dip a toe in the water or dive
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Bradford man failed to keep electronic tag appointment
A man who failed to go to an appointment to have an electronic tag fitted has been arrested. The 30-year-old breached his bail conditions by not attending and was arrested by officers from the Tong and Wyke neighbourhood policing team. He will remain
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Silsden Town Council in three £1 bids for Bradford Council assets
Silsden Town Council has offered to buy three Bradford Council properties in the town for £1 each. Town councillors want to retain Silsden Library, a disused Council office and an adjoining car park in Wesley Place as public assets. Bradford
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Sue Ryder Mascot Race raises £12,000 for Manorlands hospice
Local mascots were the stars at the world’s biggest annual mascot race over the weekend, raising thousands for a local hospice in the process. Penguins, sausages and a fleet footed castle were just some of the 82 mascots who descended on Wetherby
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Keighley Songs of Praise event
Keighley Salvation Army stages its monthly Songs of Praise service on Sunday at 2.30pm at the High Street church. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
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The weight-loss invention you can bet your britches on, says Farnaz Khan
Farnaz Khan was on a mission to lose weight for a family wedding, but despite diet and exercise she found that stubborn pockets of fat just wouldn’t budge. Fed-up and frustrated, the Bradford mum-of-four explored other ways of shedding the pounds
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Pooling ideas on handling floods with FloodResilienCity
It is hard to imagine that Bradford Beck would have anything in common with the sweeping expanses of the River Rhine in mainland Europe. But while the two are very different, teams involved in the forever-hot topic of water management for those
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Tuesday, April 30. 2013
25 years ago: Rugby League fans were left stranded at the roadside with their dreams of a Wembley weekend in tatters. Their plans were ruined when their coach failed to arrive. 50 years ago: A suggestion that schoolchildren might be taught where
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NHS must unlock phone contracts
It is encouraging to see that NHS England is to look into the issue of GP surgeries using potentially expensive 0844 numbers following this paper’s recent story reporting on practices still using them in the Bradford district. Despite Government
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Our clean streets
SIR – Diane Duguid from New York says she was appalled at the amount of litter on the streets of Bradford (Letters, April 26). For her information, they are cleaned daily. There’s more rubbish on some of the streets in the Big Apple than in the whole
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Ban this testing
SIR – I fully support everything Ashley Owen of Animal Aid says (Letters, April 23). I personally find any animal experimentation disgusting and believe animal testing is no better than animal torture. One of the biggest increases in animal testing
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Top of the league!
SIR – On behalf of Prostate Cancer UK, I would like to extend a huge thank-you to everyone who donated to a bucket collection at Coral Windows Stadium on March 9. Volunteers collected £522.44 before the match between Bradford City and Aldershot
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Deal or no deal?
SIR – There is something hypocritical about Tory claims that Respect MP George Galloway is to do deals with Labour at the next General Election. Reading the T&A (April 25), ‘UKIP pledges not to split Davies vote’, it seems that the Conservative
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The way to build jails
SIR – Re the letters and web-posts in the T&A (April 23) about the lack of prisons in this country. If anyone has been to Freemantle in Western Australia they will have seen how our forefathers dealt with this problem. In the late 1700s and
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Hypocrisy on cycling
SIR – How can the chairman of the Shipley Area Committee defend the hypocrisy of his Conservative colleagues, preaching to others about the virtues of children cycling to school, when they do not lead by example? Particularly when, as I pointed out
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‘Ology’ apologies
SIR – So, Keith Thomson has given up as a lost cause responding to my comments on climate change (Letters, April 23), but may I be allowed to apologise in quoting the wrong ‘ology’ he had graduated in. However, he knows full well from my letter
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The real experts can never be right
SIR – One of the things your correspondents Messrs Bloom, Smith, Bird and Rhodes share is that they have all declared that they are not experts on the subjects of their letters to the T&A in the past month or so. However, their lack of training
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Now I’m getting it in the neck
There it was, lurking in the shadows as I turned my head in the mirror. It was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, but I’m pretty sure it was what every woman dreads – the early signs of a Deirdre Neck. When it comes to the ageing process, there
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Bradford firms' cashflow ‘is big headache’
Cashflow problems are the biggest threat to the future of many local companies, according to a Bradford business chief who has endorsed a new survey which highlights the issue. Nearly half of Yorkshire businesses covered by a survey released today
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ANZAC day is marked by troops
British military personnel joined their coalition partners from Australia and New Zealand to commemorate ANZAC Day during a dawn service at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) Day is held to commemorate
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Bradford Council fund helps disabled children
People can now apply to a Bradford Council fund which pays for disabled children to go on short breaks. The fund is available to groups which provide services and support to disabled children, young people and their families. Between £1,000
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Yorkshire Cancer Research issues appeal for volunteer marshals
Yorkshire Cancer Research is appealing for people to volunteer as marshals at events in Yorkshire this summer. It needs people to help with its Run For All Pennine 10k on Sunday, June 2, Run For All Leeds 10k on Sunday, July 14, and Walk For All
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Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway turns back the clock
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway, near Skipton, will return to its days as a 1950s branch line over the bank holiday weekend. Train enthusiasts from near and far are expected at the line between Saturday and Monday to see passenger, goods
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Holme Wood boy, 13, in arson arrest
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for witness intimidation and arson. The teenager, of Holme Wood, is suspected of setting fire to a fence at a house which led to neighbours rescuing a pet rabbit from the garden. During subsequent inquiries,
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Death at Wibsey Park 'not suspicious'
Police have confirmed the death of a man found hanged in a Bradford park was not being treated as suspicious. A passer-by walking through Wibsey Park rang police early on Saturday after making the discovery. The scene, close to Reevy Avenue, was
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Canal & River Trust issues appeal over cygnet sightings
Anyone swanning about in the next few days has been asked to tweet any sightings of new born cygnets. The Canal & River Trust wants people in West Yorkshire to share images of cygnets they encounter on the waterways. The initiative will
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Addingham cancer awareness evening
Addingham Medical Centre’s patient participation group is holding a cancer awareness evening at St Peter’s Church Hall, Addingham, at 7pm on Tuesday, May 14, including speeches from Claire Parkinson, a Macmillan gynaecology nurse specialist, Nona Toothill
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Mother and daughter team to hold 'cake brake' for charity
Former Keighley Soroptimists president Jean Gee and her daughter Chelle are serving up a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. They are staging a “Cake Break” to coin in cash for the charity’s Skipton and Craven branch. The event,
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Tribute is paid to 'hero' Keighley firefighter
A courageous Keighley firefighter who died in the line of duty was remembered in a poignant ceremony at the town’s fire station. At least 70 people attended the event to remember Jeff Naylor, 30 years to the day after he was fatally injured in
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£1 Bradford Council offers for Odeon and Tyrls buildings backed by officers
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 from the Homes and Communities Agency. Bradford Council had asked the HCA to sell
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Chapel Green Liberal Club raises funds for Bradford Burns Unit
Two nights of entertainment are planned to raise funds for the Bradford Burns Unit. A race night will be held on Friday and the UK’s number one Elvis Presley tribute act will take to the stage on Saturday at Chapel Green Liberal Club in Little
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Connell wants a semi-final action replay as Bradford City eye Wembley return
Treat Burton like Aston Villa – that’s the battle cry for City as they head into the League Two play-offs. With momentum behind them, Phil Parkinson’s men have been installed as favour-ites with the bookies to win the last promotion place.
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Extras are being sought for new BBC1 dramas
A production company which is making two BBC1 feature-length dramas is appealing for extras for filming in Bradford. World Productions, which is making The Great Train Robbery, is looking for men aged 25 to 55 to play a variety of roles. They are
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Tribute band Limehouse Lizzy to perform at Skipton Town Hall
Tribute band Limehouse Lizzy will perform its pyrotechnic-fuelled show at Skipton Town Hall on Friday, May 17. The show starts at 8.30pm and tickets cost £12 from (01756) 792809 or limehouselizzy.com
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Vince Cable: Yorkshire LEP spending pot won’t happen
Business Secretary Vince Cable yesterday savaged Lord Heseltine’s plan to hand West Yorkshire a multi-million pound ‘spending pot’, saying: “That’s not going to happen.” Mr Cable said local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) were simply not capable
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Bradford Festival Choral Society to make concert debut at Ilkley
Bradford Festival Choral Society is singing in Ilkley for the first time on Saturday, May 11, at 7.30pm in St Margaret’s Church Hall. They will be presenting an evening of favourite choral music including works composed from the 16th century to
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Bradford boy, 14, locked up for abusing girl, 7
A 14-year-old boy who raped and sexually abused a terrified seven-year-old girl after locking her in an attic has been sentenced to five years’ detention. The teenager, who was 13 at the time, threatened to punch the child and told her he had a
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Bradford Bulls: Sign me up for the long-term – Addy
Danny Addy has revealed he is due to begin contract talks with the Bulls within the next week. The 23-year-old signed a one-year deal during the off-season which expires at the end of the current campaign. Having performed well in the halves
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Green-fingered Shipley College students scoop silver at Harrogate Flower Show
Green-fingered students at Shipley College scooped silver at this year's Harrogate Flower Show with their floral tribute to the Yorkshire Dales. The 24 students put it together on site. Floristry lecturer Melanie Harvey said: "We gained inspiration
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Man found with head injuries in Keighley road
A town centre street in Keighley was cordoned for more than four hours after a man was found lying in the street with head injuries. Police were called to Alice Street at 6.37am yesterday after a 42-year-old was found unconscious and bleeding on
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Bradford Register Office could be sold off in Council property shake-up
Bradford Register Office is one of eight buildings the Council could sell in a bid to avoid a multi-million-pound maintenance bill. The move could see weddings as well as birth and death registrations taking place at City Hall instead. The
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Animal neglect convictions soar
Convictions for animal neglect and cruelty have risen by almost a third in West Yorkshire, the RSPCA revealed today. The charity’s Prosecutions Animal Report shows that it secured a total of 126 convictions in West Yorkshire in 2012 compared to
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Otley will be hosting biggest walking festival yet this June
Walkers can look forward to Otley's biggest ever festival of walking in June. The 2013 Walking Festival will offer a choice of 53 walks and other events between Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 30. Designed to offer routes for all ages and
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'Wicked' robber ripped jewels from women aged 94 and 92
A despicable robber who ripped jewellery from two women in their nineties has been locked up for seven years by a judge who wants him kicked out of the country. Marion Pokuta, a drug-addicted odd- job man who targeted elderly people in their homes
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Mayhem on Tyersal estate as horses escape from stud farm
Police had to use their vans as a make-shift roadblock to stop 20 runaway horses causing more mayhem on a housing estate after they escaped from a stud farm. The horses, from Tyersal House Farm, had broken through a fence from a field and got on
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Queen Beatrix of Netherlands honours Dutch Rotarian - in Bradford
The Queen of the Netherlands has had to give permission for a specially-arranged ‘race against time’ ceremony to be held in Bradford to honour one of her countrymen. Queen Beatrix had awarded the decoration ‘Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau
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Keighley man jailed for 11 years over 'horrendous' Christmas Day assault
A 24-year-old man who left a Good Samaritan severely disabled after ferociously attacking him on his doorstep on Christmas Day has been jailed for 11 years. Lee Snowden shattered Sidney Bond’s skull and his life, stamping on his head up to 16 times
