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Diamond Jubilee plaque unveiled at Harden
Residents of Harden gathered to see the unveiling of a Diamond Jubilee plaque and commemorative oak tree erected to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. The event, which took place on Harden Road on Saturday, was organised by Harden
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Beer runs dry in Wilsden Beer Festival success
Wilsden’s Village Hall Beer Festival took place at the weekend with the theme of War of the Roses. The third beer festival had 16 beers from Yorkshire and Lancashire. Alongside the beer sourced and supplied by Haworth Steam Brewery, a selection
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Brighouse 1940s weekend attracts huge crowds
The streets of Brighouse were transformed with crowds of people dressed in period clothing to celebrate the town’s first 1940s weekend. The event ran on Saturday and Sunday with an estimated 30,000 people visiting on Saturday alone. The whole
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Fun in the sun at Bradford Pride's colourful event
Sun seekers were out in force over the weekend enjoying a host of family entertainment across the district. The fun began early in Centenary Square on Saturday with crowds gathering in their thousands throughout the day to bask in the sun and celebrate
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Yorkshire's decision to rest players comes back to haunt them
Yorkshire’s disappointing Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign suffered another setback tonight after they slipped to a convincing five wicket defeat to Group C leaders Gloucestershire after taking the decision to rest two of their most senior players.
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Bradford Film School courses planned
A new Bradford film school is running a 48-hour film- making challenge for people aged 16 to 19 on Thursday and Friday, June 13 and 14. The competition is open to prospective students who are considering a film course, or would like to enter the
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Bolton Woods club lands £5,000 grant
Bolton Woods Junior Football Club has won £5,000 to boost youngsters’ involvement in the game. The Shipley club can now increase the number of coaches and teams thanks to the Grow the Game funding provided by the Football Foundation. The grant
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Yeadon college launches hair academy with Rawdon salon
A college teaching hairdressing courses is aiming to be a cut above the rest after joining forces with a salon. Yeadon-based Yorkshire College of Beauty is working alongside Yazz Number One Hair Studio in Rawdon to open a new academy. The Yazz
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Golf results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SCRATCH LEAGUE – Division One: Bingley St Ives 8, Skipton 0 (R Wheatley by G Stocker 6&4, T Brushwood bt G Aspey 3&2, A Town bt C Payne 6&5, M Evans bt G Grant by 1 hole); Cleckheaton 8, Keighley 0 (D Hall bt C Hey
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Combination of umpiring errors and their own mistakes does for Cleckheaton
Skipper John Wood was highly critical of some umpiring decisions and his own team’s batting as Cleckheaton missed the chance of keeping the pressure on JCT600 Bradford League leaders Woodlands by losing at home to Lightcliffe. Cleckheaton remain
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Stars spike Pudsey Congs' 100 per cent record
Week seven of the Dales Council League season turned out to be less than magnificent for leaders Pudsey Congs, who tumbled to their first Division A defeat of the season at home to in-form Saville Stars yesterday. Batting first, Congs were dismissed
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Master blasters dominate for Laxman and West Bowling
Big hitting seemed to be the order of the day between VVS Laxman and West Bowling in Group C of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League yesterday. Laxman scored 234-7, but it was the speed at which the runs were scored which was the
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Cabaret evening at Clayton golf club
There will be a Cabaret evening at Clayton golf club on Friday, June 28. Tickets are £10 before the day or £12 at the door, tickets are available from BGK.co.uk/NSPCC. All proceeds are in aid of NSPCC and Childline. The golf club has a strict dress
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Brownlee back on top of podium in Madrid
Jonny Brownlee claimed his second consecutive win in this year’s International Triathlon Union World Series with victory in Madrid. The 23-year-old Bingley Harrier, who was also winning this race for the second year in succession, led almost from
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Brice is right as Woodlands edge 25 points clear
Chris Brice produced a fine all-round performance as defending JCT600 Bradford League champions Wood-lands extended their lead in Division One on the day bottom club Saltaire gained a surprise win at Hanging Heaton. Opener Sam Frankland (55) and
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Gale deserved big score for hard work at Yorkshire
Gary Ballance column Andrew Gale leads from the front in every way. He trains as hard as anybody in the squad and he is usually the first one out in the nets in the morning before the start of play. With that in mind, it was great to see him
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Hull KR v Bradford Bulls - Live blog
7:16pm Bulls coach Francis Cummins said the loss to injury of John Bateman, Jarrod Sammut and Chev Walker had proved a major disruption to his side. He said: “This is no excuse, but all our half-backs were struggling beforehand
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Blowtorch sparks fire in Bradford home
A decorator using a blowtorch to strip paint sparked a small fire at a bungalow in Parkwood Rise. The Keighley fire engine and a pump from Bingley were called out to the incident. Keighley Fire Station watch commander Steve Moorhouse, said
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Firefighters at tackling garage blaze
Firefighters are tackling a blaze which broke out just after 7am at Mandale Garage, South Street, Keighley after reports of smoke coming from the building. Crews from Keighley and Bingley are at the blaze.
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Investigation into pensioner's death after he was hit by a runaway police van
An investigation is underway into the death of a pensioner struck by a police van as he walked in the park. The van had been parked by officers responding to reports of a disturbance in Pudsey Park, Church Lane, Pudsey yesterday when the incident
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Bradford Volunteer Centre holds speed matching event for Volunteers' Week
A speed-dating style event will match potential volunteers with Bradford community groups, as it was revealed there are 121,592 people across the district who give their time to help others on a regular basis. Fifteen organisations from the district
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Legal aid cuts will lead to ‘justice on the cheap’, says Bradford barrister
A leading Bradford barrister has echoed warnings from city solicitors that justice will not be done if Government proposals to cut legal aid go ahead. Nick Askins, head of the criminal team at Broadway House barrister’s chambers in Bradford, said
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Fun day to be held in honour of Thackley youngster Chloe May
The family of a three-year-old Bradford girl who was born with half a heart are organising a fun day to celebrate her progress and raise funds for charities which have helped her. Chloe May Wilde, of Thackley, has defied the odds and is making
