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Outdoor activities for children at Sutcliffe Woods Activity Centre in Brighouse.
A Bradford-based healthy lifestyle organisation is holding a fun day to encourage youngsters to enjoy theoutdoors on Wednesday, October 30, at Sutcliffe Woods Activity Centre in Brighouse. The day costs £15 per adult and £8 per child, with any
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Live blog: Crawley v Bantams
4:42pm Another Crawley corner as McArdle clears Adams cross but City ride the storm. 4:41pm Cracking effort by Hanson to control and volley from angle of box but shot pings
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Bradford Asda shoppers help RSPCA appeal for food and cash
Bradford shoppers are helping an animal charity cope with the demand on its services. Asda customers donated £620 of pet food to the RSPCA during a weekend collection (pictured) at the Rooley Lane store. Staff at the Mount Street branch of
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Northern Hub scheme funding is now in doubt
A huge funding gap threatens a £560m project to deliver faster trains to Bradford and across the North, rail chiefs have revealed. Now the fate of the vital Northern Hub scheme hangs in the balance, with a decision from the Office of Rail Regulation
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PC to focus on tackling anti-social behaviour
A police officer has been appointed to tackle anti-social behaviour in the Horton area of Bradford. PC Sam Railton will be responsible for reducing the amount of anti-social behaviour calls the police receive by tackling problem people and locations
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Man dies after acid attack at his Bradford home
A man who was attacked in his Bradford home earlier this week has died. Police today said 50-year-old Barry Selby died in hospital overnight. He was shot and had acid sprayed over him in the attack at his home in Rayleigh Street, East Bowling
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Knotweed is becoming a growing concern for district's residents
The curse of Japanese knotweed has struck in the heart of Bradford where the rampant invader is growing 10ft tall and even sprouting in nearby gardens. The bamboo-like menace with spade-shaped leaves is in full flower on open land beside Upper
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Planting some good ideas for Christmas in Shipley
Hyacinth and crocus bulbs were plunged into compost at a planting session run for carers and the over 50s in the Aire Valley. And wise green fingers brought baskets and bulbs together to make ideal Christ-mas gifts during the afternoon event. The session
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Aireborough campaigners call to fight Leeds City Council's housing plan at meeting
Aireborough is facing disaster unless housing targets for Leeds are slashed from 70,000 to 35,000, campaigners are warning. An appeal for help to protect the greenbelt has gone out to residents, MPs and councillors, who are urged to attend a public
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Volunteers wanted for Ravenscliffe Woods clean-up
Volunteers are invited to join the next Ravenscliffe Woods clean-up on Saturday, October 26 – the 15th to take place this year. The initiative began after residents asked for something to be done to make the woods a place for local people to enjoy
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Paint firm’s invitation to charities
Good causes can apply to become the charity partner of Birstall-based global paint manufacturer PPG Architectural Coatings. Application are being invited from charities based in either the UK or Ireland. PPG, which manufactures paint brands
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Parkinson hits 100 not out and is poised to eclipse Todd's 124-game reign
What have Ross Hannah, Lewis Hunt, Matt Clarke and Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu got in common? They all had the honour of scoring the first goals for respective Bradford City managers. Ndumbu-Nsungu saved Stuart McCall’s hot-seat debut against Macclesfield
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New shelters aim to get more pupils on their bikes
Two Liversedge schools have been given new bike shelters to encourage their pupils to cycle to class. Kirklees Council has installed the shelters at Norristhorpe J&I School and Roberttown CE J&I School, where pupils have completed Bikeability
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Tackling road safety in dramatic fashion
A drama company will be staging a show about road safety. Bradford Council’s road safety team has commissioned Tiny Giants Theatre Company to present performances and workshops to Year Seven students, aged 11 and 12. The play is set in a courtroom
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Birstall's Oakwell Hall set to celebrate autumn
Oakwell Country Park’s annual Autumn Festival will take place tomorrow from 11am to 4pm. The event will celebrate both autumn and the UK’s rich apple-growing heritage with activities held in and around the visitor centre barn. There will be
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Trial by hay for party cash in Carleton-in-Craven
Teams of hay bale carriers are getting ready to be let loose on the streets of Carleton-in-Craven. A hay bale carrying competition will be held next Sunday, October 27, to raise money for an annual Christmas party for the village children.
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Asian arts company in Bradford celebrates 20th anniversary
Kala Sangam celebrated its 20th anniversary with representatives of organisations that have supported the Bradford-based arts company over the years. The company, which offers programmes in education, youth arts, health and dance, held an anniversary
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Screening of ‘secret’ films to take place in Bradford
The latest in a series of film screenings in which the title isn’t revealed until the audience gets there takes place in Bradford this weekend. The screening, at Carlisle Business Centre, Manningham, on Sunday from 2pm, is organised by Take 13.
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Brighouse and Rastrick Band enter competition finals
Brighouse and Rastrick Band beat the odds to take fourth in the National Brass Band Championships. The band (pictured), which won the championships in 2010 and 2011, performed first in the finals of this year’s contest at London’s Royal Albert
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Councillor calls for more green measures in Bradford developments
Bradford planners are betraying future generations by not insisting developers include the maximum green technology in district-wide developments, claims a councillor. Councillor Kevin Warnes (Green, Shipley) has launched a stinging attack on Bradford
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England expects... more ridiculous headlines in run-up to World Cup
Sometimes I’m embarrassed to be involved in the media. And now England have made it to the World Cup finals next summer, it’s only going to get worse. ITV’s coverage at Wembley on Tuesday was cringeworthy. Adrian Chiles, the smug and self-satisfied
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Go yellow to mark the Tour
Gardeners are being encouraged to swap the traditional white rose of Yorkshire for yellow as the Tour de France comes to the Bradford district next July The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), working in conjunction with Welcome to Yorkshire, has produced
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Celebration at Bradford hospice for couple
A patient at a Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford celebrated his 44th wedding anniversary in style – thanks to kind-hearted staff. James Bannon, who suffers from MS, celebrated his anniversary with his wife Pauline after staff served up a specially-prepared
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Eccleshill United taxi plans run into opposition
Proposals to run a taxi firm based at Eccleshill United Football Club until 2am on weekend nights are up for debate by planners next Thursday. Private hire firm Five Lane Ends taxis is based in a temporary building on the club’s car park at Kingsway
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Police and Crime Commissioner in plea to tackle hate crime
West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has pledged to tackle hate crime as an awareness week on the subject comes to an end. Events have been held across the country to mark the week, from October 12 to 18 with special vigils across the
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Bradford's One in a Million free school opened by a Lord
Bradford’s One in a Million free school had its official opening yesterday. Lord Nash, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools, performed the honours. The school, based at the Bantams Business Centre in Bradford City FC’s former
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Why crime investigations can be such fun
The second Bradford Science Festival concludes today with a family fun day at Centenary Square and Bradford University featuring hands-on interactive science workshops. The free events run from 10am to 4pm, continuing the ‘magic of science’ theme
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City Hall hosts education harmony gathering
Bradford’s City Hall hosted the seventh annual Anthony Walker Memorial lecture in conjunction with the National Union of Teachers. The theme last night was how to use education to build a fairer future. The lecture, on the principle of equality
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Bates glad to be looking up rather than down with Bantams
Matthew Bates can sense an air of optimism about his latest club after suffering back-to-back relegations. Bates is hoping for the first action of his short-term deal with City at Crawley this afternoon. The versatile defender sat on the bench
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Bradford Bulls: Cummins aims to unearth ‘rough diamond’
Bulls coach Francis Cummins will undertake a number of scouting missions during the World Cup in search of potential new recruits. Cummins has two new signings lined up and ready to announce once the RFL ratify the club’s change of ownership.
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Bradford union official calls for support for underperforming teachers
Underperforming teachers should only be ‘weeded out’ as a last resort, a union has urged. Ian Murch, Bradford spokesman for the National Union of Teachers, was responding to a new 15-point action plan for driving up standards in the district’s
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Shipley man in court over fatal crash
A driver accused of causing the death of a Bradford father who was due to be married has appeared before a judge at the city’s crown court. Yasser Mughal, 31, has been charged with causing death by careless driving in relation to a collision on
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Bradford pianist to face more allegations of sex abuse
Concert pianist John Briggs, charged with historic sexual abuse of boys, is facing further allegations relating to two new complainants, a court heard yesterday. Briggs, 65, of Little Lane, East Morton, near Keighley, appeared at Bradford Crown
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Hamzah Khan’s body is released to family for funeral
The funeral of the tragic four-year-old boy who lay dead in his cot for 21 months after being starved to death by his mother can now go ahead. Yesterday, Bradford’s Acting Coroner, Professor Paul Marks, opened and closed the inquest into the little
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Bradford City fan’s fundraising bid for burns unit
A Bradford City supporter is aiming to raise £5,600 in memory of the 56 people who died in the Valley Parade fire in 1985. Richard Dunbar is tackling a 56km running and cycling challenge at Wibsey Park to kickstart a fundraising campaign he is
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Did you buy unclaimed £10m winning Bradford Lotto ticket?
It could be you! That’s the message to Bradfordians as the hunt begins for the lucky owner of a £10 million Lottery ticket. National Lottery organisers are urging people to check everywhere as they search for the player so they can hand over the
