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Wearing your poppy with pride in Bradford
Bradfordians are being urged to share their reasons for wearing their poppy with pride in the run-up to Remembrance Day. The Poppy Appeal campaign runs until November 11 and the Telegraph & Argus wants to hear from readers why they wear their
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Live blog: Crewe v Bantams (0-0 Full-Time)
4:57pm Crewe Alexandra 0 Bradford City 0 James Hanson came closest to breaking the deadlock but could not find the net as City’s winless run extended to a fifth match. The striker dragged a right-foot shot wide from
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Ilkley Grammar School students visit First World War cemeteries
Present-day students from Ilkley Grammar School have walked in the footsteps of past pupils who gave their lives in the First World War. More than 150 year nine pupils, along with 19 staff, were met with the sobering sight of lines of headstones
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Highways Agency winter strategy
The Highways Agency, which looks after England’s motorways and major A roads, is ready to face severe weather as winter starts. To help it keep the nation moving, it is asking road users in Yorkshire and Humber to play their part. Next week it will
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Harry Ramsden's will make a return to Yorkshire
Harry Ramsden’s is set to return to Yorkshire with the creation of 50 new outlets and 500 jobs. The iconic brand – the country’s longest-established restaurant chain – began in Guiseley in 1928 when Harry Ramsden started serving from a small striped
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Collectors’ fair
Pudsey Civic Hall will host the 32nd Leeds Dolls House Collectors’ Fair next Saturday. The show, one of the biggest of its kind in the UK, runs from 10.30am to 4pm. Attractions include a free prize draw and a sales table for BBC Children in Need
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May School of Dance's show will have the WOW factor
Youngsters from Cross Hills’ May School of Dance are staging a show called WOW at Bingley Arts Centre from Wednesday to next Saturday. The first half is loosely based on the Wizard Of Oz and the second half is a mixture of song and dance from musicals
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Appeal after walkers find injured dog
Teconnex Ltd in Keighley took part in a charity walk in the Yorkshire Dales helped rescue a stricken dog was taken to safety after coming across the injured animal. The group, participating in the trek in memory of a colleague who had died of a
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Indonesian children enjoy visit to Rastrick
A group of Indonesian school-children sampled the English way of life when they spent a week in the Brighouse area. Bradford-based Study Links International arranged the visit for the 28 youngsters, families for them to stay with and a school –
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Thornton children given a lesson in boxing by police
Schoolchildren worked closely with police officers during a non-contact boxing course in Bradford. A group of Thornton children completed the course, which was run by the North Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team in response to a perceived lack
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Health heroes
First aid charity St John Ambulance is seeking nominations for people and organisations for its Everyday Heroes awards programme to recognise those who are helping to save lives. The deadline for nominations is December 13 and can be made online at
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Airedale Shopping Centre is collecting for shoebox appeal
Keighley’s Airedale Shopping Centre is acting as a collection point for gift-packed shoeboxes to be sent to children across the world. The centre is supporting Operation Christmas Child, which over the past two decades has sent more than 100 million
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New fitness class launched at Thornton Recreation Centre
New cardio tennis sessions are to be offered at Thornton Recreation Centre. The Bradford Council-run fitness classes will cater for all ages and abilities, using tennis skills as part of a full body workout. Sessions will run on Tuesdays and
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Contingency plans hailed as 'effective' as firefighters strike over pensions
Fire chiefs hailed their contingency plans as “effective” during last night’s four-and-a-half hour strike by firefighters. A reduced service, manned by non-striking firefighters and volunteers, attended 19 incidents across the county while members
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When football clubs clash with the local paper there can be no winner
They say that you’re not a proper football reporter until you’ve been banned. It’s the badge of honour for the local paper; proof that you’ve “made it” in the profession. I got mine in the late 1990s covering Portsmouth, from Terry Venables
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I would never cheat to win a penalty, says Bradford City winger Reid
Kyel Reid insists he is no diver and would never cheat to win a penalty. The City winger is still fuming over the yellow card he received for “simulation” against Wolves. Reid went tumbling after a challenge from keeper Carl Ikeme – but referee
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Police seek Halloween suspect
Police have released CCTV images of a man in Halloween fancy dress they would like to speak to after a 29-year-old man from Pudsey was punched near Leeds Railway Station. British Transport Police have released pictures of a man wearing a “distinctive
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On track to raise cash with ’tache
Northern Rail will celebrate the ‘Movember’ men’s health campaign by running special ‘Mo Trains’ complete with official trademark moustaches on the front. The network, which runs services across the Bradford district, is also encouraging its employees
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Bradford City DVD enough to make a grown man cry
It must have been a bit of dust. Or maybe I’ll put it down to the lack of sleep – thanks to a greyhound who insists on jumping on the duvet at silly o’clock. But the lad clocked something in my eye as we watched an advanced copy of the “We made
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Buttershaw mum raises £346 for Bradford Royal Infirmary baby unit
A woman whose baby was saved by neo-natal staff at Bradford Royal Infirmary has raised £346 as a thank-you to the unit. Jodie Dawn’s son Riley was born weighing 9lbs 2oz and because of breathing problems was rushed to the neo-natal unit where he
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Zebra crossing safety work in Otley
A zebra crossing which has been the scene of a number of near-misses is to be made safer. The crossing, on one of Otley’s busiest roads, will become signal controlled in December. The work, at Cross Green, is one of a number of improvements around
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Boredom is exterminated at Bradford Media Museum
Some of television’s most feared villains helped exterminate boredom over half term as part of a week of activities at Bradford Media Museum. Dozens of children descended on the museum for their various Doctor Who themed events. Acting as a preview
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Shipley MP brands penal reformer ‘idiotic’
Shipley MP Philip Davies has branded the chief executive of the country’s longest established penal reform charity as “idiotic” as he called for a House of Commons debate on magistrates’ sentencing powers. Mr Davies asked the Leader of the House
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Focus on future of school provision
Attempts to find a solution to the shortage of school places in Guiseley were made at a ‘brainstorming’ meeting. Parents, headteachers, governors, councillors, education officers, campaigners and the area’s MP Stuart Andrew got together to try
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Rugby league players dig in for our Crocus Appeal
The Italian rugby league team did their bit to help tackle cancer by planting bulbs in support of the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal. Members of the national squad took time out of their busy Rugby League World Cup 2013 training
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Anchor Bridge closure
A bridge in Brighouse was closed yesterday for safety reasons. Calderdale Council said the A643 Briggate at Anchor Bridge had been shut because of “issues with the bridge”. The Council said its highways team will continue investigating the problem
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Avenue manager bursting with pride as even Kidderminster fans applaud players' 'outstanding' effort in FA Cup
The pride he felt for his players outweighed the disappointment of Tuesday night’s FA Cup exit for Bradford boss John Deacey. Avenue bowed out of the world’s oldest and most famous knockout competition at Kidderminster Harr-iers after extra-time
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Bradford Bulls insist Bateman exit was not due to financial fears
Francis Cummins last night revealed the Bulls sold prized asset John Bateman because his heart was no longer at the club – and not because they needed the cash. The home-grown back-rower has joined Super League champions Wigan on a three-year deal
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East Morton and Crossflatts pupils reflect on road safety
Children at two primary schools have been learning about road safety – and they have the badges to prove it! Youngsters at Crossflatts and East Morton schools took part in special assemblies and received reflective badges, courtesy of Co-operative
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A mixed response for Craven councillors iPads proposal
Plans to provide £400 iPads for Craven councillors from early next year have been given a mixed response. Although councilllors were generally in support of being equipped with tablet computers to comply with data protection laws and to reduce
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Zombies are armed -with cakes! at Silsden Co-op
Witches and zombies armed with home-made cakes greeted customers at Silsden’s Co-op branch. The event, which also included a tombola and book stall, collected cash for the Co-op’s chosen charity – the Carers’ Trust. Most of the store’s staff
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Bradford cannabis ‘gardener’ gets term in prison
An illegal immigrant, who was the “gardener” for a Bradford cannabis factory, has been jailed for 20 months. Nhon Nguyen, 19, will be deported when he has served his prison sentence, Bradford Crown Court was told yesterday. Prosecutor Nigel
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An extra Grand Central London train from Bradford is launched
Train operator Grand Central is introducing a new direct daily connection between Bradford and London. The service, which starts on Monday, December 9, will leave Bradford Interchange for King’s Cross at 7.52am with a return journey at 4.03pm.
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Bradford young adults back on course for world of work
A group of Bradford teenagers are the latest to be helped by a scheme to get them back into the working world. Yesterday afternoon a group of nine ‘NEET’ (not in education, employment or training) youngsters were awarded certificates after the
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Bollywood star Samina Peerzada at Bradford's Beyond the Mango film festival opener
Bradford’s new international film festival started yesterday at a reception attended by Bollywood star Samina Peerzada. Called Beyond the Mango, the festival is aided by £10,000 from Bradford Council and features a series of screenings and interviews
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Campaigners’ joy at solar farm plan
A solar farm with 1,000 energy-making panels is planned for Denholme – and would be the biggest of its kind in the Bradford district. And green campaigners are delighted by the scale of the proposed site on land behind Denholme Business Centre
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Knitting needles are out at Skipton school
Children at Greatwood Primary School in Skipton are learning how to knit. Boys and girls, mainly seven and eight-year-olds in Key Stage 2, have taken up the lunchtime club with enthusiasm. Under the instruction of teaching assistants and keen
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Plea for more adoptive parents after system change
More people hoping to adopt from around the Bradford district are being urged to come forward now that new Government guidelines have made the process easier. In Bradford, there are usually between 80 and 90 children waiting for an adoptive family
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Lottie celebrates her 100th birthday!
Bright-eyed Bingley resident Lottie Cowburn has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends at Wingfield Nursing Home. Born in Halifax, Mrs Cowburn came to the town at the age of 18 to work as a nanny and the baby she cared for
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Teachers worried by GCSE shake-up
A major shake-up of GCSE courses has been met with scepticism by members of the two largest teaching unions. Yesterday the Department For Education announced that traditional GCSE grades will be scrapped and replaced with a numbered scale under
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Quick arrests for robbery by Bradford city centre police
City Ward Neighbourhood Policing team was involved in the arrest of four men on suspicion of robbery. The incident had been reported to police less than two hours earlier, but due to the work of officers, four men were detained and arrested and
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X Factor star set for switch-on of Keighley lights
Keighley’s Christmas lights switch-on next month is set to be one of the biggest and brightest yet. A star performer from the hit TV show the X Factor will entertain the crowds and help flick the switch. And there will be a host of other attractions
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Former soldier appeals for stolen laptop to be returned
An Army veteran and his young family have appealed for the return of a stolen laptop that contained irreplaceable photographs of his fallen comrades. Johnathan Simister, 29, and his wife Amy, 30, had only welcomed their newborn son Jacob into the
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Blind Baildon teenager is a Guide Dogs fundraising champion
A girl blind from birth has helped raise an amazing £50,000 to fund the training and life of a guide dog. Thirteen-year-old Ella Sparrow was left sightless after complications following her birth and is devoted to helping the Guide Dogs for the
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Silsden fatal fall man was the ‘life and soul of the party’
Tributes have been paid to a Silsden man who fell to his death while working on air conditioning at a supermarket. Family man Tony Hopkins died at Rotherham District General Hospital from injuries he suffered in the fall at the Iceland store in
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Slammin’ Sam’ Burgess success story is made in Bradford
It will surely go down as one of the greatest documentaries ever produced, certainly in rugby league terms. But the ‘Slammin’ Sam Burgess’ story is so uplifting and inspiring that even viewers of a non-sporting persuasion will find it compelling
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Farsley midfielder Daly will not be flying the Nest soon
Midfielder Ross Daly is staying at Throstle Nest for the foreseeable future after his move from neighbours Bradford Park Avenue was made permanent. Farsley boss Neil Parsley brought Daly to the Nest when he had injury worries and a glut of imminent
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Bradford MPs pledge to get to the bottom of Kings Science Academy situation
Two Bradford MPs say they will continue to grill the Government over its handling of a failings at a Bradford free school which is now subject to a criminal investigation. Parents of pupils at Kings Science Academy in Lidget Green have been invited
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Walk in memory of Oakworth man raises £806
A charity walk in memory of a highly respected member of Oakworth Social Club raised £806 for the British Heart Foundation. The eight-mile trek paid tribute to Keith Harrison, who was also a keen darts player. He died suddenly earlier this year from
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Men jailed over sex abuse of teenage boy
Two predatory paedophiles have been jailed for sexually abusing a “vulnerable and confused” boy in the Bradford district. The pair are the latest in a string of perverts locked up for grooming and exploiting the teenager, who is now severely emotionally
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Help us find convicted burglar, ask police
Police want the public’s help to find a convicted burglar who has been recalled to prison. Hafeez Hanif (above), 27, of Heaton, has breached the conditions of his licence and police need to find him. Sergeant John Toothill, of the Manningham
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Testing month ends on a high for Eccleshill
Eccleshill boss Lee Duxbury has been delighted with the attitude, determination and quality his squad have shown throughout a tough spell of fixtures. After five games without a win Duxbury’s men came back with a bang by winning 4-0 away from home
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Bradford firefighters walk out over pensions
Firefighters across Bradford last night took part in a second national strike in a bitter row over proposed Government changes to their pensions. West Yorkshire Fire Service was left running at half capacity – with stations and engines manned by
