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Police in plea over missing man
Police are appealing for information as to the whereabouts of 39-year-old Bradford man Asif Alam. He was reported missing from his home address on Bude Road, West Bowling, in the early hours of this morning having last been seen there at 5pm on
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Waites can relax as he books last-16 berth
Bradford-born Scott Waites has become the first player to win through to the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts second round with a fine victory over Michael Smith this afternoon. Waites, the 2010 Grand Slam of Darts champion, followed up yesterday's
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In-form Guiseley hit upon winning habit
Leamington 2 Guiseley 3 The Lions hauled themselves up to 13th place in the Conference North when they banked a third league win on the spin. Mark Bower’s men stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to five games with a hard-fought
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Edwards bags five as Eccleshill run riot
Rossington Main 1 Eccleshill United 7 Marcus Edwards turned in a five-star display as the Eagles put seven past struggling Rossington Main. The quick striker bagged himself a handful of goals as Eccleshill consolidated their fifth place in
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Facey sparks ten-man Albion Sports fightback
Albion Sports 3 Pickering Town 2 A stunning second-half display saw Albion Sports come from a goal down to beat Pickering Town, despite being reduced to ten men. The visitors had dominated the first half but Albion had levelled and were in
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Bradford Park Avenue beaten by Gainsborough sprint finish
Gainsborough Trinity 4 Bradford Park Avenue 2 Two late goals from the home side when Park Avenue were just beginning to think of escaping with a point turned the game in favour of Gainsborough. The Lincolnshire outfit put in a strong finish
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Wibsey in late fade-out
Rotherham Clifton 36, Wibsey 11 Wibsey were in the hunt at 14-8 behind at half-time at Rotherham Clifton in SSE Yorkshire Division Five but lost 36-11 on the back of Alex Cerson’s sin-binning and John Nall’s concussion as the home pack
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Liversedge lose to leaders Tadcaster
Liversedge suffered a 2-0 defeat at leaders Tadcaster Albion in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division. Sedge caused their hosts some problems but Danny Critchlow gave Tadcaster a 39th-minute lead and they wrapped up their victory ten
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Rain leaves non-league trio kicking their heels
The bad weather caused problems with the fixture-lists and three of the local clubs were frustrated by postponements. Thackley wanted to keep the pressure on leaders Tadcaster Albion in the Toolstaion Northern Counties East Premier Division. The
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Wharfedale lay capital bogey with late Jordan try
Richmond 13, Wharfedale 18 All’s well that ends well eventually. So it was at Richmond, where Wharfedale got one monkey off its back – the one that says they can’t win in London – but they were unable to shake off the other one about always
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Coach Nilsen making no promises
Bradford Salem 39, West Leeds 21 After winning their first four matches and losing four of their next five, Bradford Salem’s first-team coach Phil Nilsen is giving nothing away when it comes to suggesting where the club might finish their SSE
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Pack power defeats Keighley
Keighley 10, Dinnington 17 Against the biggest, most experienced pack in SSE Yorkshire Division One, Keighley did well to contain early Dinnington attacks. Eventually gaining some decent possession, the hosts, with Marco Ferrazzanno
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Late converted try denies Otley bonus point
Leicester Lions 21, Otley 9 With penalties or free-kicks coming every other minute, leading to three yellow cards and two penalty tries, there was little continuity in this SSE National League Two North game in which Otley threw away the few
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No home hat-trick of wins for Bradford & Bingley
Bradford & Bingley 5, Westoe 22 After two excellent SSE National League Three North home wins, Bradford & Bingley, who gave a starting debut to former Bulls player Rikki Sheriffe, were unable to continue their good form into
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Bradford school's joy at Ofsted verdict
Staff at a Bradford primary school say they are “delighted” after a glowing review of the school. Following a recent visit, Ofsted described St Matthew’s school on Mayo Avenue as “good” and praised the “sharp improvement in pupils' achievement.
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Emphatic derby win for motivated Cleckheaton
Old Crossleyans 5, Cleckheaton 26 This was a very committed SSE North One East performance from a very organised and motivated Cleckheaton team. However, it was the home side who opened the scoring in the fifth minute when fly half Chris Jones
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Lady Luck is not smiling on Baildon
Baildon 10, Yarnbury 34 The old adage that luck doesn’t go your way when you’re struggling at the bottom was never more evident as Baildon sank to their tenth consecutive league defeat in SSE Yorkshire Division Two at Jenny Lane. Leading 10
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British Sausage Week celebrated at the Oastler centre in Bradford
Customers were treated to a selection of Bradford’s best bangers to mark British Sausage Week on Saturday. Free samples from all nine butchers in the city’s Oastler shopping centre were on offer, courtesy of Mrs Pig. The event, which also featured
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Four Macca's a jolly good fellow as Leeds United triumph
Charlton 2, Leeds United 4 Leeds manager Brian McDermott hailed Ross McCormack after the Scotland striker scored four times to sink Charlton at The Valley. McCormack saw his opening two goals cancelled out by a stunning strike from Cameron
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Bradford district pays tribute to fallen heroes
Around 1,000 people gathered to pay their respects to the fallen at Bradford’s Remembrance Sunday service. The Armed Forces, cadets and uniformed groups assembled in Centenary Square before marching up to the Cenotaph. There, two minutes’ silence
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Daredevil escapes from burning cage with just seconds to spare
Hundreds crowded into Bradford’s Centenary Square last night to see daredevil escapologist Antony Britton break free from a burning iron cage dubbed Lucifer's Chamber. Mr Britton had just 90 seconds to pick his way through padlocks, shackles and
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Scheme is aimed at improving lives
A hard-hitting project to improve the lives of residents living in an inner-city area of Bradford begins tomorrow. The Proud of Bradford 3 scheme will see people living in the BD3 postal code area working with Bradford Council, West Yorkshire Police
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Dismay over bin collection changes
Otley’s ward councillors have expressed dismay that some of the town centre will be omitted from new alternate-week bin collections. Leeds City Council will begin the new arrangement, which will see green bin collections increased from monthly
