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Riddlesden plant sale to help causes
Riddlesden fundraiser Linda Clegg will once again hold a plant sale in the village to raise money for three worthy charities. Breakthrough Cancer Research, the Manorlands Hospice and Kidney Research will all benefit from the annual plant sale,
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Sound of brass will buy a bus for Bingley Scout Group
The 1st Bingley Scout Group is joining forces with the City of Bradford Brass Band for a concert to raise funds for a new minibus. The Brass Band Extravaganza takes place at Bingley Arts Centre on Saturday, June 15. It will be led by musical
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East Riddlesden Hall’s bid for better boiler in tearooms
The National Trust has applied for permission to replace an “inefficient and outdated” boiler at East Riddlesden Hall. The charity wants to build a domestic-sized gas boiler and flue in the grade II listed Bothy building in the grounds of the hall
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Art Circle meeting
Reflections will be the theme at the next meeting of the Brighouse Art Circle which takes place on Thursday. New members of all abilities are being sought for the group which meets every Thursday at Waring Green Community Centre in Garden Road, Brighouse
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Young footballers help with club’s goal
Generous young footballers have helped raised £250 towards improvements at Bradford Park Avenue’s Horsfall Stadium. Juniors from Park Avenue’s under-tens and under-11s (South) teams did a bucket collection alongside the club’s mascot, ’Arry, at
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Quad bike seized
A quad bike was seized in Wibsey yesterday after the rider was spotted driving erratically and without a helmet. A member of the public told police that the rider was driving up and down Elmfield Drive. Police established that he didn’t have
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Pair are arrested
Two men have been arrested for conspiracy to commit burglary after being spotted wandering round gardens with a torch. A member of the public saw the pair looking into house windows on Hainsworth Moor Grove, Queensbury, in the early hours of yesterday
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Security warning issued after burglars hit Bingley and Cottingley
Residents of Bingley and Cottingley have been advised to keep their houses and sheds locked after men tried to break into one property earlier this week. At 1:40am on Sunday, three men approached the rear of a house on Wagon Lane, Bingley. When
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Shipley man on rape trial
A 50-year-old man is to go on trial on July 15 accused of rape. Christopher Hodgson, of Norwood Avenue, Shipley Fields, Shipley, denied two charges of raping a woman and one of sexually assaulting her, between February 16 and 19, at Bradford Crown
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Keighley gardeners get helping police hand
A Keighley charity can now get things growing after the donation of some horticultural equipment seized by police during a drugs raid. The items, which include halogen lights, a water tank and a growing tent, were seized by officers from Keighley
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Anne heads to Horse of Year Show
Horse rider Anne Hebron, of Clayton, Bradford, has qualified to compete in an event at the Horse of The Year Show after qualifying on only her third outing on her mount, Knighthood, known as Hoody. The pairing are pictured above. Anne, who bought
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RSPCA issues blankets appeal
RSPCA Bradford and District branch is appealing for donations of blankets. The Mount Street rescue centre is asking people to give large blankets to help the ‘large’ number of dogs in its care. Anyone who would like to help should visit the centre
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Singers to return to help children
A popular singing courses organisation is returning to the town where it started out almost 15 years ago for a concert helping street children in Nepal. Soprano Imogen Cummings and The Singing Days Ensemble will be joined by singers from the UK
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Police are hunting would-be bag-snatcher
A woman fought off a man who tried to rip her bag from her shoulder in a daytime strike in Ilkley. The 19-year-old was walking up Wells Walk at about 10.55pm on Wednesday when the suspect approached her from behind. He tried to grab the bag
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Concert will aid organ restoration
Bradford Cathedral’s organ restoration appeal will receive a further boost this month. Since the appeal started in February, it has raised £14,000 towards the £250,000 appeal to refurbish the organ in time for the Cathedral’s centenary in 2019.
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Shipley musician pedals for charity
A musician will be pedalling for pounds when he tackles a 127-mile bike ride from Liverpool to Leeds. Jonathan Wood will be cycling the canal route in September to raise money for the charity Bliss which supports families of premature babies.
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Hundreds gather in Bradford to pay tribute to victims of Valley Parade fire disaster
As city hall bells rang out You’ll Never Walk Alone, hundreds of people stood quietly in Bradford centre to pay tribute to the 56 victims of the Valley Parade fire disaster 28 years on. Bantams supporters and survivors of the tragedy, many wearing
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Crossing lorry driver ‘dazzled’
An articulated lorry driver was dazzled by the sun when he failed to notice the flashing lights at the Kildwick Railway crossing, Skipton magistrates heard. Haulier Kevin Guy realised his mistake and managed to stop his 41 tonne Scania lorry before
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Bradford man, 27, had porn photos of children
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to a three-year community order for possession of indecent images of children. Robin Glasson, of Merton Road, Little Horton, Bradford, was caught by the police with 22 child porn pictures on his computer, Bradford
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Wibsey man has hair-raising charity idea
A family fun day event collected a hair-raising £1,135 for charity. Jamie Boyle, 34, of Wibsey, put the event together after he vowed to give something back to good causes after being diagnosed with a serious illness four years ago. The event
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Help Keighley store to choose its charity
Residents in Keighley have the chance help the town’s Sainsbury’s store pick a new local charity to support. It is the fifth year of the retailer’s ‘local charity partner’ initiative, which gives local registered charities the chance to receive
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More people needed to become foster carers for Bradford children
There are 313 foster carers in Bradford but more are needed. There are nearly 900 looked-after children in the district and, while that has not changed much from last year’s record level, some carers have retired and others have moved on to different
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Bradford foster family 'love making difference’
Michelle Mangan had been searching for a profession to fit in with family life. After spending 29 years in financial retail, she found her true vocation – as a foster carer. “It was a massive change because it was totally different to what
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Help Skipton police in hunt for these two
Skipton police have released these CCTV images of two people they want to speak to following a suspected incident of shoplifting in the town. It took place at around 2.45pm on Monday, March 25, at the Tesco store on Craven Street. The pair
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Make a hoo-ha on forecourt
A music and arts centre is inviting local groups, dancers, artists and musicians to use its forecourt over the summer. The Woolpack Music and Arts Studios, on Bondgate, Otley, has made the large area at the front of the former pub available to
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Man denies rape charge
A 26-year-old man appeared at Bradford Crown Court yesterday accused of rape and sexual assault. Hersh Sadi, of Heddon Grove, Little Horton, Bradford, who had the assistance of a Kurdish interpreter, was re-bailed to stand trial on July 9.
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Police in plea to man who took photo of himself with horse
Police want to speak to a man who was reported as acting ‘strangely’ by a 12-year-old girl who watched him take a photograph of himself with a horse. Officers say that the man, who was driving a silver Vauxhall Astra, pulled up next to a field
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Peaceful protest in Manningham
A peaceful protest against deaths, brutality, lies and conspiracy in Bangladesh was held in Bradford yesterday. The demonstration on Manningham Lane was attended and organised by the local Bangladeshi community. A spokesman for the Manningham
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Jimmy Savile offered his 'services' to police in Yorkshire Ripper hunt
Serial paedophile Jimmy Savile offered his “services” to detectives during the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper a report into West Yorkshire Police’s dealings with the inquiry revealed yesterday. The DJ and television personality volunteered to act
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Will Parkinson sign new Bantams contract soon? Definitely maybe
Like a president announcing election victory, Phil Parkinson was greeted with rapturous applause as he took to the stage at City’s awards night. And when the ovation had finally subsided, he was posed the question that every City fan wants answered
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Union set to ballot members over Council 'cut' to car allowances
Several hundred employees, including social workers and highways engineers, could strike or stop using their cars in protest at Bradford Council proposals to slash their vehicle allowance by nearly half. Unison has called a mass meeting next week to
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Cult film show in Bardford
The charming cult Jamaican film Smile Orange, presented by Diaspora Child, is being shown at the Pictureville Cinema, National Media Museum, on Saturday at 10am, supporting the local community who have died in the recent past. Tickets for this original
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Dinner serves up boost for Bradford Crocus Appeal
Hundreds of guests at Yorkshire Sikh Forum’s annual Vaisakhi dinner were last night urged to help the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal hit its £1 million target. About 300 diners at the Midpoint Suite at the Aagrah restaurant
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Armed men raided Liversedge home then ‘escaped in a taxi'
Masked robbers threatened a man with a knife in his home and stole a mountain bike before escaping in a taxi, police have revealed. The two raiders also took a watch and a mobile phone from the 42-year-old victim’s house in Huddersfield Road, Liversedge
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Mobile meeting in Birkenshaw
Activities for 13 to 19-year-olds will be available at the Mobile Youth Hub from 4pm until 6pm on Tuesday at St Paul’s Church, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, Bradford.
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Injuries add to woe of Bradford Bulls’ cup exit
Bulls coach Francis Cummins is facing up to the grim prospect of being without Manase Manuokafoa for up to seven weeks. Cummins was left bitterly disappointed by the manner of his side’s 25-16 defeat at London Broncos in the Tetley’s Challenge
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Quad bike seized
A quad bike being driven with three people – including two young children – on board has been seized by police. Officers spotted a man riding the machine along St Enoch’s Road, Wibsey, on Thursday night. The 24-year-old man, who was disqualified from
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‘No plans for Ocado stake by Bradford's Morrisons’
Online retailer Ocado says there are no plans for Bradford-based Morrisons to take a stake in the business. The two companies are in discussions which may lead to a partnership deal to help Morrisons launch its online grocery operation next January
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Tributes paid to two prominent Bradford churchmen
Tributes are been paid following the deaths of two prominent clergymen who between them served the Bradford district for almost three quarters of a century. The Very Reverend Protopresviter Michajlo Hutorny, 89, of Great Horton, served the Ukrainian
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Have your say on super-authority
A public consultation into whether Bradford should join a new ‘super-council’ for the whole of West Yorkshire will soon come to an end. The combined authority would draw extra powers from Government and mean more decisions affecting the county
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Bradford Park Avenue boss reflects on the year that was
Bradford boss John Deacey and his squad gave their all in the struggle to secure a place in the Blue Square Bet North Division One play-offs. Although they came up just short, the manager is already talking positively about making a successful
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M62 closed overnight
The M62 will be closed in both directions tonight between junctions 27 and 29. Diversion signs will be in place for the closure, which will be between 8pm tonight and 8am tomorrow. The closure is for installation of traffic monitoring equipment and
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Nine Council staff paid more than £100,000
Nine Bradford Council staff earned a salary of more than £100,000 in 2011/12, according to a Town Hall Rich List compiled by the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA). The who’s who of senior local government executives details job titles, full remuneration
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Firefighters battle blaze at £1m mansion in Guiseley
Six fire crews battled a blaze at a Guiseley mansion early yesterday. Rawdon firefighters were alerted at 1.50am to the fire at the £1 million Victorian house, which stands in secluded grounds. Greenlaw Manor, a sprawling house with an annexed
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Bradford City's travelling army can win battle of the fans at Wembley
Julian Rhodes has called on City to rule Northampton at Wembley on and off the pitch. The joint-chairman believes the fans will again have a massive part to play in securing a return to League One football after a six-year absence. Rhodes is
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Gold medal winning sprinter Jason in training session at school
A world class sprinter has led a motivational coaching session at Oakbank School. Olympic gold medal-winning relay runner Jason Gardener was at the Keighley school last Thursday to stage athletics training in the sports hall. The session was attended
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Death was second tragedy for Ilkley family
The death of the counsellor was a second such tragedy her family had suffered. Jackie and Tony Emmott’s son Sean, 24, was killed in a road accident in Scotland 1990 when he was driving to Dunfermline where he was training to be a land surveyor.
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Lord Mayor set to miss Bradford City play-off final
Less than three months ago, the Lord Mayor of Bradford was among the Wembley crowd cheering on his beloved Bantams at the club’s Capital One Cup final against Premier League Swansea. But Councillor Dale Smith will be forced to miss Bradford City
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Broncos dump Bradford Bulls out of Cup
London Broncos 25, Bradford Bulls 16 The Bulls can lose to the likes of Wigan, Warrington and Leeds and nobody will think the worse of them. But being dumped out of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup by London Broncos? That is another matter entirely
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Keighley Cougars chasing over-Dew victory to go bottoms up
Paul March is demanding a marked improvement when Cougars travel to face a Dewsbury side aiming to avoid an eighth straight Championship defeat. Glenn Morrison’s men have faltered badly in recent weeks and March is aiming to pile the misery on
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Jay Willey and Bulls’ 'devastating' split
Gerry Sutcliffe last night insisted that Bradford Bulls would continue to seek fresh investment from elsewhere after Jay Willey’s proposed “six-figure” cash injection failed to materialise in a dramatic split which she says has left her devastated.
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Jay Willey and Bulls’ 'devastating' split
Gerry Sutcliffe last night insisted that Bradford Bulls would continue to seek fresh investment from elsewhere after Jay Willey’s proposed “six-figure” cash injection failed to materialise in a dramatic split which she says has left her devastated.
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Hospital apprentice Mohammed Afsar is honoured
An apprentice has scooped a regional award recognising his work at two Bradford hospitals. Mohammed Afsar, 27, took the top prize in the NHS Yorkshire and Humber Apprenticeship Awards 2013 when he won the Estates Apprentice of the Year. Mr
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‘We’ll tackle the sexual predators’
The constant battle against the street grooming of vulnerable girls has led to a leap in arrests across the Bradford district, it was revealed at the start of a new national body aimed at fighting this kind of sex crime. At a conference in Bradford
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Dutch tourist is spared jail over fatal Ilkley collision
The considerable guilt of a man who killed a much-loved wife, mother and grandmother in a car smash in Ilkley will be his gravest punishment, a Crown Court judge has said. Judge Robert Bartfield said Michel Vanderburgt would always have to live
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Afghanistan veteran who glassed man is spared jail by judge
A soldier who saw active combat in Afghanistan has been spared jail for glassing a man after the judge was told he was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Luke Davison, 23, a Private in the 3rd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, was known to his
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Silsden man is jailed for ‘brutal’ rape at Ilkley house
A rapist who used “unnecessary violence in achieving his desires” has been jailed for five-and-a-half years by a Bradford Crown Court judge. Ashley Edward Williams, 39, was sentenced yesterday after he was unanimously found guilty by a jury of
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Hunt for vicious attacker who preys on elderly men in their homes
A violent robber who targets vulnerable and elderly victims in Bradford is being hunted by detectives. The robber, who dresses in traditional Muslim clothing, is thought to be responsible for two attacks in Manningham and is being linked to three
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Franzi is set to focus on film role
Bradford Film School lecturer Franzi Florack (right) is in the process of addressing three national research conferences, sharing her ideas on the role of film in helping schoolchildren do well in the classroom. Franzi, 25, works at the new Bradford-WWI
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Bradford Youth Choir on hunt for new members
Bradford Catholic Youth Choir is holding auditions for new singers tomorrow. The award-winning group will offer the opportunity for young people to sing at several BBC broadcasts this year, as well as concerts, competitions and tours. All four of BCYC
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Patrick John Loben, aged 41, of New Cross Street, West Bowling; two counts of theft, breach of anti-social behaviour order, jailed for eight months suspended for 12 months
