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Man shouted at girl to get into car in Queensbury
Police were tonight asking for help in tracing a man who asked an 11-year-old girl to get into his car. The man shouted at the girl from his blue or grey car on Hillcrest Drive, Queensbury. The girl did not know the man, but thinks she may
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Ukip gains two seat in North Yorkshire election
North Yorkshire County Council remains in overall Conservative control following yesterday’s election count. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats lost one seat each, with Labour gaining six and Ukip two. There are now six fewer independent
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Big test for cup hopefuls Stanningley Albion
Stanningley Albion face their ultimate test in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League Senior Cup final at Manningham Mills on Sunday (2pm). Albion have clinched promotion to the top-flight for next season but must overcome Sunday giants West Bowling
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‘Marvellous May medley’ is promised by Bradford Festival Choral Society in Ilkley
Bradford Festival Choral Society is offering a ‘marvellous May medley’ next week. The choir will be singing in Ilkley for the first time, presenting an evening of favourite choral music including works composed from the 16th to the 21st centuries
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Keighley Cougars out to reassert play-off ambitions
Cougars player-coach Paul March insists his side are looking up and not down as they bid to continue their recent improved form at bottom club Doncaster on Sunday. March’s men lie above the relegation zone on points difference only but are also
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Kittrick vows to get tactics right to avoid more Guiseley play-off heartbreak
Nethermoor will be rocking tomorrow as Guiseley host FC Halifax Town in the second leg of the Blue Square Bet North play-off semi-final but Lions boss Steve Kittrick will be hoping history does not repeat itself. The Lions have bagged a second
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Bradford Park Avenue boss Deacey still at boiling point over Hotte controversy
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey was left fuming by a ‘disgraceful’ decision that he felt marred his club’s last game of the season. Skipper Nathan Hotte was sent off in the home clash with Histon following a contentious decision by referee
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Bronte Blues Club in Haworth hosts latest top act
Bronte Blues Club is attracting acts from around the world – and as well as playing to local audiences they spend time in schools. About 70 acts so far have taken part in the club’s Blues to Schools programme, which has taken music into primary
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Thackley boss Brockie close to having his wish granted
Thackley will defend their Northern Counties East League Cup after knocking out two of their Premier Division counterparts in the last two rounds to reach the final. Outgoing boss Vince Brockie had expressed a desire to win the trophy for a second
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Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos - Live blog
Welcome to the Provident Stadium for tonight's Super League derby clash between the Bulls and deadly rivals Leeds Rhinos... Francis Cummins' men are aiming to avoid a third straight defeat following recent losses to Wigan and Warrington... Cummins
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Supergroup The Former Members brings taste of 60s San Francisco to Keighley
Psychedelic blues supergroup The Former Members – so-called because they used to belong to US West Coast combos including the Steve Miller Band and Country Joe and the Fish – are coming to Keighley this spring. Back in 1967, landmark three-day
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Application for Keighley homes is refused
A housing development bid in Keighley has been rejected because it could put the users of a nearby public footpath in danger. J Wallace’s plans for three, three storey houses on a former scrapyard off Marriners Walk, near the River Worth, were
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Ilkley Candlelighters host annual ball for children's cancer unit
Ilkley Candlelighters are hosting their annual fundraising ball. The event takes place on Saturday, May 11, at 7pm at Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate. For more than 30 years the charity has supported the Regional Children’s Oncology Unit now at Leeds
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News from the Courts
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Abeed Rehman, aged 31, of Carrington Street, Bradford Moor; driving while using a hand-held mobile phone, £60 fine, £20 costs, licence endorsed. Uzma Yasmin, aged 25, of Woodstock
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Gerry Marsden reflects on top career in Ilkley show
There’s a chance to take a musical journey through the life and times of one of our greatest 60s icons, when Gerry Marsden comes to Ilkley next week. Gerry And The Pacemakers topped the charts for much of the 1960s, and were one of the main players
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Bingley Little Theatre puts on classic play
It’s a busy season for Bingley Little Theatre, which is also putting on A Man For All Seasons this month. Directed by Sandra Williams, the play examines a man’s struggle to balance his life between politics and conscience during the reign of Henry
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Contemporary dance show at Bradford's Alhambra features martial arts and comedy
The Northern School of Contemporary Dance is coming to Bradford with Verve, described as a “thrilling, physically-charged work”. Choreographed by James Wilton, winner of the Sadler’s Wells Global Dance Contest 2010, it blends dance with martial
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King rules supreme
Heaton Tennis & Squash Club’s rising star Will King helped Yorkshire under-13s beat South East Wales in a nail-biting match in the National Inter-County finals at the National Sports Centre in Lilleshall. The Yorkshire boys then took on Cumbria
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Could you help out backstage with Millennium Stage Productions at Batley?
Backstage help is needed for Millennium Stage Productions’ next production, a spoof whodunnit. The play, Secondary Cause Of Death, by Peter Gordon, features an inept, walking disaster of a police inspector, a gaggle of spies and double agents and
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BD3 link up with Ed for new band sound for Bradford gig
Bradford-based acoustic singer/songwriter Ed Stones has been honing his craft and playing gigs around the region over the past couple of years. Deciding to expand into a full band format, he met with three Bradford musicians who already operated
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Charity craft fair
A craft fair supporting the Sue Ryder charity takes place at Christchurch Methodist/URC in The Grove, Ilkley, tomorrow. Free entry.
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Farce is set to be staged in Burley-in-Wharfedale
Humorous farce Situation Comedy is to be staged by Burley Theatre Group next week. The production takes place at the Queens Hall, Main Street, Burley-in-Wharfedale, from Thursday to Saturday. For more information, contact (01943) 865423 for
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Rogue trader fined £50,000 for running illegal market in Bradford
Businessman Mohammed Saeed, 55, who flouted planning rules to run an illegal indoor market in Bradford, was today fined £50,000 and ordered to pay £38,000 prosecution costs by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. His son Khalid, 27, was fined £4,000
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Arts showcase
An arts, crafts and gift fair showcasing Yorkshire makers takes place from 9.30am until 1pm at Silsden Methodist Church, Woodside Road, Silsden, Keighley on Saturday, May 18. Free entry.
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Advice session
A benefits advice session runs from 10am until 4pm at Birstall Library and Information Centre, Market Street, Birstall, on Tuesday. Appointments are necessary. Call (01924) 326227 to book a session.
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New image released of missing Keighley girl
Missing Keighley girl Klaudia Gallaysova did get on a train to Bradford when she was last seen, say detectives who are trying to trace the 14-year-old. It is now five days since she disappeared from her home in Selborne Grove and police who are
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‘Nuisance’ rider, 15, has bike seized in Keighley
An underage rider causing a nuisance in a Keighley residential area had their off-road bike seized by police, and it has led to a warning that teenage offenders could be banned from driving before they are even old enough to hold a licence. A recent
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Youth club event
The next meeting of the Spen Warhammer youth club runs from 11am until 2pm on Saturday, May 11 at Cleckheaton Library and Information Centre, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton. Activities include music, dance, drama and sport.
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Menston church service
The service at Menston Methodist Church on Sunday, May 12, at 10.30am is the Christian Aid Week service and will be held at St John’s in the village. There is a coffee morning and plant sale in the church hall on Saturday, May 25, from 10am to
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Riverdance at Alhambra to celebrate 20 years
Irish dance spectacular Riverdance is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a tour coming to Bradford. Tickets have gone on sale for the show which marks two decades of global success since it first burst into the public’s hearts at the Eurovision
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Thornton plot is sold
Three acres of land at Alderscholes Lane in Thornton went under the hammer at auctioneers Pugh & Co for £24,000. Its guide price was £9,000. The site was one of five lots sold on behalf of Bradford Council.
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Film screenings aiming to help ease loneliness
A community cinema launches in Denholme tonight. Since 2010, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has attempted to deal with social isolation in Yorkshire, and Denholme was chosen as one of the test communities for a three-year study – organisers hope
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Otley 's PDSA shop calls for volunteer
The PDSA shop on Kirkgate, Otley, which raises money to help pet-owners on low incomes get veterinary treatment, is appealing for more volunteers. Anyone interested should call (01943) 463371. The shop is holding a fundraiser on June 1 and
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Repairs for Silsden town hall to top £400,000
An extra £100,000 has been added to the cost of refurbishing Silsden Town Hall, claim Silsden town councillors. Town mayor Chris Atkinson fears the bill for bringing the rundown building up to scratch could now top £400,000. The bulk of the
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Fairweather Green allotment meeting
The Bull Royd Allotment Association holds its annual meeting at St Saviour’s Church in Fairweather Green, Bradford, on Saturday, May 11, at 2.30pm. There will be a chance talk about gardening as well as buy fruits of the field, preserves and refreshments
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Spanish theme for Philharmonic concert at St George’s Hall, Bradford
The London Philharmonic Orchestra is to perform its debut concert in Bradford with star guitarist Milos Karadagliæ. The world-renowned orchestra makes its first visit to the city as part of a new ‘Live and Local’ tour conducted by Jaime Martin.
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Bradford spring fair
There is a spring fair at Abbey Court, Stallabrass Street, Bradford, on Saturday, May 11, from 1pm. Attractions include table-top sales, cakes, children’s games and cream teas. There will also be staff there so you can find out more about the Anchor
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Anger as flats in Bradford are left without heating
Furious residents claim a Bradford social housing group has left them with no heating for more than two weeks. Incommunities has come under fire from a number of people, including the elderly and disabled, who are living in a block of flats on
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Confidence workshops for disabled youngsters
Young people with learning disabilities have been taking part in workshops to help build confidence and live independently. The group at Shipley College took part in a project called Inspire Me, set up by Mencap and ENABLE Scotland to support people
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Demolition starts at old Keighley college building
Work has started on the demolition of parts of the former Keighley College building in effort to make it more attractive to buyers. Bradford Council has owned the building on North Street since the college moved in 2010, and so far has been unable
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Steeton junction work brought forward
Measures to avoid snarl-ups at a notorious road junction on the main road through Steeton are being brought forward. Bradford Council plans to paint a yellow box on Skipton Road opposite the Thornhill Road junction in the next 12 weeks. The
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Bradford City fire disaster victims to be remembered at service
The 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire disaster will be remembered at a memorial service in Bradford city centre. A 30-minute service will take place in Centenary Square on Saturday, May 11, 28 years to the day of the tragedy at Bradford
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Thornton stone thief is fined £460
A man who stole £2,000 of Yorkshire Stone flagstones has been fined £460. Danny Turner, 22, of North Cliffe Avenue, Thornton, pleaded guilty to taking more than 40 slabs from Prospect Mill in Thornton Road, Bradford, when he appeared at Bradford
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Parents approve St Joseph's and St Bede's merger proposals
Two single-sex Roman Catholic secondary schools in Bradford are a step closer to merging after the majority of parents backed the move. The plans would see St Joseph’s Catholic girls school in Manningham and St Bede’s Catholic boys school in Heaton
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Otley and Yeadon police repeat bicycles theft plea
The police have renewed calls for bicycle owners to be vigilant following a spate of thefts in the Otley area. The message is included in the Aireborough and Wharfedale Neighbourhood Policing Team’s round-up of crimes reported in Otley and Yeadon
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Dramatic society goes on a flight of fancy
Fulneck Dramatic Society is all set for take-off with its latest production, Boeing Boeing. Set in 1960s Paris, the frothy French farce centres around bachelor Bernard who has three mistresses, all air hostesses. Crafty Bernard manages to keep
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Cleckheaton Library club
Cleckheaton Library Junior Club meets from 3.30 until 5.30pm at Cleckheaton Library and Information Centre, Whitcliffe Road, Cleckheaton, on Thursday, May 16.
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IPC won't investigate Cleckheaton police car crash
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said it will not be investigating a Cleckheaton crash that injured two police officers. The pair had to be cut free from their vehicle after it was in collision with a stolen car and then ploughed into
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Rotary concert in Shipley
The West Yorkshire Police Band are headlining a Rotary Club of Shipley summer concert on Friday, June 21, at St Paul’s Parish Church in Kirkgate, Shipley, at 7.30pm. Tickets at £7.50 are available from Rotary members or on the door. Proceeds will
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Objections made over Bingley housing development alterations
Opponents of two large developments in Menston are continuing their campaign by contesting drainage plans – despite the approval by Bradford Council last month. Solicitors Schofield Sweeney, acting on behalf of Menston Action Group, Menston Parish
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Bradford woman sets up West Yorkshire support group for Vasculitis UK
A support group to help people suffering from a rare disease which can kill has been set up by a Bradford woman. Lynne Jacques, 64, of Clayton, was diagnosed with potentially life-threatening Microscopic Polyangitis after she lost all feeling in
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Laycock gas works set to delay motorists
Drivers have been warned that essential repairs to the gas mains in Laycock, Keighley, will start next week and could cause disruption for a fortnight. Northern Gas Networks is carrying out the work in Laycock Lane from Tuesday. It will be necessary
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Appeal for Keighley teenager renewed
Police have renewed an appeal to find a Keighley teenager who has not been seen since Monday. Klaudia Gallayasova, 14, went missing from her home on Selbourne Grove and was last spotted outside Keighley train station at 9.30am. It is not known
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Village green bid for Allerton area rejected
A quest to get land owned by social housing group Incommunities designated village green status has failed. David Hemsley, of Allerton, Bradford, had applied to have an area near his home, between Cote Lane and Allerton Road, officially recognised
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Pal tells of battle to save Liversedge kayaker
An inquest has heard of the desperate rescue attempt mounted to save a Liversedge kayaker’s life after his canoe became trapped underwater in a Dales river swollen by melted snow. Fellow enthusiast James Pullen told the hearing into the death of
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Bingley Little Theatre’s comedy pairings will get you laughing in three acts
What do you get when you put three sets of characters through three crucial moments? In Bingley Little Theatre’s case, you get three comic vignettes which will be performed by the society next week. Duets, written by Peter Quilter, is a comedy
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Keighley man jailed for knife attack over Jeremy Kyle taunt escaped prison to be nearer his family
A man, serving a five-year jail sentence for a serious stabbing after he was taunted about his appearance on the Jeremy Kyle TV show, fled prison to be near to his family, a court heard yesterday. Christopher Eustace, 25, hitched a lift to Keighley
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Bradford Bulls prop Manase so chuffed at Exiles call-up
Manase Manuokafoa could barely conceal his pride after being named in the Exiles squad for next month’s International Origin match against England. “I was over the moon, words can’t explain it, especially with the amount of quality players in Super
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Don't miss your chance to be a catwalk star with Modelsearch competition
Budding models in the Bradford district could be one step closer to their catwalk dream this Sunday. The search is continuing for contestants with winning smiles and head-turning looks for this year’s Bradford Modelsearch competition.
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Shipley woman tells of tennis ball-sized tumour found by chance
A young mother is eagerly planning her wedding after surviving a brain tumour the size of a tennis ball found after a routine eye operation. Claire Broome started suffering with migraines after the birth of her son, Tyler James, three. Doctors
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Bronte Scenic Tour bus route to return
A seasonal bus route known as the Bronte Scenic Tour returns to the Worth Valley on Sunday. The 812 service will run every Sunday and bank holiday until August 26. Previously the service connected Keighley bus station to Haworth railway station
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'Sky is the limit' for Green Solutions
In a quiet Bradford cul-de-sac stands a shipping container. The large metal storage box takes up no more space than a table tennis table, yet it has spawned a business that not only generates cash, but is saving two of the districts’s biggest employers
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Friday, May 3, 2013
25 years ago: The Diocese of Bradford wanted to raise £75,000 to combat the dual problem of repairing inner-city Victorian churches and maintaining ancient rural ones. 50 years ago: Three Pakistani candidates for the Bradford municipal elections
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Let’s all pull together for this vision
Everybody has plenty to say when the question is asked about what are the problems facing Bradford and what needs to be changed or put right. It would be easy, if not necessarily particularly helpful or constructive, for all of us to compile a
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Non-striking miners
SIR – I would just like to put forward a few facts in replying to Mary Moorhouse’s letter, ‘Miners not badly off’ (T&A, April 24). If there were miners on her flight to Benidorm they will have been from Nottingham, who never came out in 1984
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Thanks for help
SIR – Can I express my thanks to the householders and dog wardens in the Occupation Lane area of Keighley. Late afternoon on April 23 I was searching for my black and white cat, Fluffy, who had been missing for several hours. I was particularly
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Lustre has been lost
SIR – Replying to D Rhodes’s letter in response to mine (T&A, April 30), I never said that New York City was a perfect place and was free of litter, but if Bradford is cleaning the streets every day, then they are not cleaning up Leeds Road and
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Stricter rules needed
SIR – Antony Silson (Letter, April 23) is right. Speculation on food by financial companies is driving up food prices in Britain and all over the world, so that millions of people are being pushed into food poverty. Why should we and others pay
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Question of colour
SIR – Those people who have never seen a waxwing won’t know looking at the picture of them perched on a tree branch in Thornton, in the T&A (April 24) that this winter visitant has a brownish grey plumage, black crested head and throat, wings with
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Helping the needy
SIR – May I ask for the help of your readers for a cause that is very dear to me? The Salvation Army runs a food bank in Keighley catering for the many hundreds of people who are now finding themselves unable to cope due to benefit cuts, redundancy
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Elections boycott
SIR – The behaviour of political parties becomes more extreme and less democratic. They behave like children squabbling in an infant’s playground. So is it any wonder people are disgusted and boycott elections? It isn’t a change of political
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40 years on, local politics is in decline
Sir – Forty years ago on the first Thursday in May 1973, the big bang in local government took place across the UK. All the major urban cities became Metropolitan Councils, including Bradford and surrounding small authorities. I was one of 93 elected
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Diskin says Bradford Bulls far from finished product
After failing to make the play-offs since 2008 and flirting with oblivion last year, the Bulls’ form in the first half of 2013 is not to be sniffed at. They stuffed then leaders Huddersfield on their own turf, claimed a highly impressive draw at
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So what’s the mystery object?
This is a public service announcement. In response to a number of calls and e-mails to the offices of the Telegraph & Argus, we can confirm that sightings of a strange, unidentified object in the skies above Bradford are being investigated.
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Billy Ocean brings songs old and new to Bradford's St George's Hall
To a wide-eyed ten-year-old, London’s East End was a world apart from sun-soaked Trinidad – but the songs filling the airwaves had a lasting effect on the young Billy Ocean. Influenced by the calypso sounds of his native Trinidad and music he discovered
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Pudsey Congs putting faith in youth
Pudsey Congs’ decision to invest in young local talent rather than an overseas player has paid early dividends. They sit top of the JCT600 Bradford League Division One after two games following victories over East Bierley and Saltaire, and have
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Council bid to be put to the public
Proposals to merge Bradford Council with four authorities in West Yorkshire are to be put to the public. A consultation to gain views from businesses, the public and other groups on whether the five councils in the county and Metro should work
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Cornerstone Church to hold car boot and table top sale
Cornerstone Church is holding its first car boot and table top sale of the year on Monday, May 20. The event will be held in the car park behind the church on Great Horton Road, Bradford, from 9am until 1pm. Cars cost £6 to park. There
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Plans for 103 Skipton homes recommended for approval
Detailed plans for the 103 house Elsey Croft development on the outskirts of Skipton are recommended for approval next week. Outline plans by Skipton Properties for the greenfield site, with a new access off Moorview Way, were approved on appeal in
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Miss Bradford launches new Sports Bar at Leeds Bradford Airport
Miss Bradford called in at her local airport to officially open a new bar. Emma Wheatley joined Russell Sibley (pictured) from the company SSP to open the new Sports Bar at Leeds Bradford Airport. The bar features satellite TV offering live
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Shipley attacker of love rival jailed
A man who lost control and stabbed a love rival has been jailed for three years. Patrick Smith, 22, of Westroyd Avenue, Shipley, pleaded guilty to wounding Sam Myler with intent. Prosecutor Abigail Langford said Smith had been in a relationship
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Springtime Saunter at Saltaire
Take a Springtime Saunter around Saltaire. Meet at the Half Moon Cafe in Roberts Park, Saltaire, at 10.30am on Saturday, May 11, for a circular walk along the canal through Hirst Wood to Nab Wood Cemetery. Call (01274) 532425 for more details.
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Black-tie event in Addingham tonight in memory of Nadia Shaw
The friends and family of a woman who died from breast cancer are getting ready to host Nadia’s Wish black-tie May ball tonight. The event is at The Crown Inn, Addingham, from 8pm and will raise money in memory of Nadia Shaw (pictured) for Manorlands
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Webanywhere boss backs call to put gardening on school curriculum
A Keighley business boss has appeared on TV backing calls to include gardening in a revised school national curriculum. Sean Gilligan, managing director of Webanywhere, was interviewed on television this week. “I would like to see gardening
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Ryan McGarvey stops off at Keighley Blues Club on first UK tour
Ryan McGarvey was chosen from 3,500 acts to appear at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival in Chicago. Now he’s touring in the UK for the first time and is stopping off at Keighley next week. Regarded as one of the brightest, young blues/rock
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Bowling Park orchard celebrations is planned
Volunteers are hosting a ‘blossom day’ party today to celebrate the tenth anniversary of an orchard. Organic apples, pears and plums have been growing in the orchard, on allotments at Bowling Park, for a decade. The trees were planted by pupils
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Court File
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Naheem Iqbal, aged 36, of Halton Place, Little Horton; failure to stop at a red light, £35 fine, £100 costs, licence endorsed; failure to produce documents, no separate penalty
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Bradford Bulls coach Cummins: We'll beat Leeds if we're at our best
Francis Cummins is convinced the Bulls can overcome arch-rivals Leeds tonight – provided they hit top form. The latest meeting between the old enemies will mark Cummins’ first derby game at Odsal as Bradford’s head coach. The 36-year-old former
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Hannah relishes playing the hostess from hell in Abigail's Party at Bradford Alhambra
The gin and tonics are in full flow and Donna Summer is playing on the music centre. Beverly and Laurence have got the neighbours round for drinks – and nobody is going to leave unscathed. Mike Leigh’s biting satire of suburban pretensions
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Holme Wood woman's vehicle vandalised after she speaks out over quad-bikes
A grandma who is standing up to nuisance quad-bikers on a Bradford estate claims that her cars have now been targeted in an acid attack. Defiant Elaine Booth, 52, said yesterday’s attack in a lay-by outside her house on Broadstone Way, Holme Wood
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Balloons launched in support of Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery Unit
More than 2,000 red balloons were released in a show of solidarity for the threatened Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery Unit. Surgeons, cardiologists and nurses joined forces at Leeds General Infirmary to release 2,101 balloons – one for every interventional
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Planning File
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: single-storey side extension, 22 Wharfe Park. Baildon: amendment to planning permission 10/04112/FUL to provide an additional bridleway linking Otley Road to
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Foster: Bradford Bulls still confident despite two defeats
Jamie Foster column It’s another massive game for us tonight and continues our recent tough run. Wigan, Warrington and Leeds in a row is about as difficult as it gets and I think any team in the world would find that hard going. We’re not
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Pair convicted of Bradford market plan rule breach
A businessman and his son have been found guilty of flouting planning rules by running an indoor market without permission in Bradford. A jury at Bradford Crown Court yesterday found Mohammed Saeed, 55, and his 27-year-old son Khalid Saeed, guilty
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Bradford entrepreneurs are leading the way in New Enterprise Allowance initiative
Bradford is leading the way in government attempts to turn benefit claimants into entrepreneurs who set up their own businesses. Around 120 people in the city have taken out ‘Dragon’s Den-style’ loans to enable them to come off the dole and put
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New ten-year vision to push district's 'producer' industry
A major new plan to drive Bradford forward over the next ten years has been unveiled by Council bosses. The ambitious scheme is to make Bradford the UK’s ‘producer city’ to give the district a national – and even global – reputation for being a
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Fake notes left to pay for food at Birstall restaurant
Police are investigating after a man paid for a meal at Pizza Hut with fake bank notes. A man and three women went to the chain’s outlet at Birstall’s Junction 27 retail park and ordered £32 of food. In payment, the man left two £20 notes,
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Odsal residents win fight to preserve field
Residents will be holding a street party to celebrate winning town green status for a field near their homes in Odsal, Bradford. Councillors at yesterday’s miscellaneous licences panel overturned a public inquiry recommendation that the bid be
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Donations start coming in for T&A's Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal
Donations have started pouring into the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal, which aims to raise £1 million towards developing pioneering cancer treatments in the city faster than ever before. On Wednesday, we announced our biggest
