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Gok’s back – this time it’s personal
When Gok Wan ventured into the kitchen in 2012, with his recipe book Gok Cooks Chinese and accompanying Channel 4 TV series, it proved every bit as successful as his wardrobe-based endeavours. Drawing on skills he’d picked up while working in his
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Parkinson: Winning goal summed up Bradford City
Phil Parkinson was delighted with City’s first win in eight games which restored their place in the League One play-off zone. Jason Kennedy’s late goal clinched a 3-2 victory at MK Dons, who had twice hit back from earlier strikes by Nahki Wells
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Craft Fair date
Yorkshire Craft Fairs are hosting their latest fair from 10am until 4.30pm at the Clarke Foley Centre, Cunliffe Road, Ilkley on Saturday December 7.
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Your own berry good festivities
Cranberries are the staple fruit of Christmas, creating the sauce synonymous with turkey or adding warmth to winter punches, relishes and jellies. These beautiful deep red berries aren’t only popular with us though, they are also adored by wetland
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FT: MK Dons 2 City 3
Jason Kennedy’s late goal got City back on course with their first win in eight games. Midfielder Kennedy justified his inclusion in place of Nathan Doyle when he turned home James Meredith’s low cross six minutes from time. The Bantams battled
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University of Bradford launches programme for green technology
Funding to help small firms beef up their green technology has been secured by the University of Bradford’s Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Science. The money to support a new two-year strategic intervention programme in green processing
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Memorial plaque is unveiled by Ukrainian community in Bradford
A solemn service was held in Bradford city centre to commemorate millions of Ukrainians who starved to death in what has been described as the world’s worst-ever holocaust. Between seven and ten million people, including children, died from famine
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Hunger film
The National Media Museum is the only place outside London screening The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Based on the second book in Suzanne Collins' bestselling series the film follows Katniss Everdeen.
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Plan for giant art works for Le Tour route
Giant outdoor art installations portraying racing cyclists will be displayed around Keighley for the Tour de France, if a local enthusiast’s scheme gets the go-ahead. Frank O’Dwyer, of Black Hill, wants to use at least five of these eye-catching
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District is busy gearing up for Christmas
Bingley goes all festive next Saturday with the Christmas Fair & Lights Switch On at Bingley Town Square. There will be a day of activities including children's rides, Santa's Grotto and a fair. The lights will be switched on at 4.30pm by
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Safeguard boss sends response to Hamzah criticisms
The head of safeguarding children in Bradford has sent a detailed response to a Government Minister, who had expressed “deep concern” about a serious case review into the death of four-year-old Hamzah Khan. Edward Timpson, Parliamentary Under Secretary
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Police off-road bike scheme a success
A scheme that saw police patrolling on off-road bikes to tackle anti-social vehicle use in Bradford has been so successful it is being extended. The partnership that saw Bradford Council loan two bikes to the Tong and Wyke Neighbourhood Policing
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New twinning link to South America
A group has been set up ‘twinning’ the Bradford district with Latin American towns in a bid to improve communities on both sides of the globe. The first of Viva’s meetings is tomorrow at 7pm at the Kirgkate Centre in Shipley and anyone interested
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Getting into the festive spirit is easy with all the Christmas markets and Yuletide events
I don’t feel that Christmas has arrived until I’ve visited at least one Christmas market. The air is crisp and cold, the sweet sounds of choirs merge with the smells of hot spiced wine and roasted chestnuts and you’re surrounded by hundreds of
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Keighley carer, 60, took her own life
A carer overdosed on her elderly mother’s anti-depressants, an inquest in Bradford heard yesterday. Karen Fry, 60, who lived with her mother in a flat at Hainworth Lane, Keighley, was found unresponsive in bed by her mother on September 11 this
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Grandfather died falling down stairs
A grandfather died from head injuries after coming home ‘tipsy’ from a friend’s cafe and falling down the stairs. An inquest in Bradford yesterday heard how Georgio Devittoris, 75, of Manor Drive, Cottingley, Bradford, had come home after spending
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Calendar will help hospice funds
Manorlands volunteer Harriet Bevan holds a calendar which is set to benefit the hospice. The Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice, and Keighley Sea Cadets, will each receive part of the cash from sales. The calendar has been created by the “You Know
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Queensbury builder claimed dead man drove van
A building worker desperate to avoid losing his job claimed a man, who unbeknown to him was dead, was at the wheel of his van when he was again caught speeding. Enzo Dadamo gave the name of David Jackson in a desperate bid to avoid disqualification
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Fears voiced over changes to Keighley and Cross Roads recycling centres
Fears have been voiced about a planned cut in opening hours at the district’s household waste recycling centres. Bradford Council is proposing to shut each site – including the centres in Royd Ings Avenue, Keighley, and at Sugden End, Cross Roads
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Route-one football left Pressley all shook up but don't judge Bantams on back of one game
Steve Claridge once told me a tale that underlined the robotic nature of football at Cambridge under John Beck. Racing one on one with a centre half from the halfway line, he found the defender goading him every step of the way. “Keep going
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Lion dance heralds reopening of Bradford restaurant
A team of European Lion Dance winners heralded the re-opening of a Bradford city centre chinese restaurant yesterday. The noisy celebration was held to welcome customers back to the Buffet @ Bradford on Hall Ings, which had been closed since October
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Real crash course for youngsters in Bingley
Firefighters turned out to the scene of an horrific “crash” – but there was no cause for panic. A crew from Bingley carried out an exercise demonstrating how casualties are cut from the wreckage of crashed cars. More than 80 students took part
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Bradford legal firm appoints new partner
Insolvency lawyer David Arundel has joined Bradford and Leeds law firm Schofield Sweeney as a partner in the restructuring and banking team. He has joined from Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors in Leeds and will work alongside insolvency partner Amar
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Potential buyer found for mailing firm
A potential buyer has been found for a Bradford direct-mailing company which went into administration leaving up to 30 jobs under threat. Remaining staff at Prospect Mailing Services of Wyke had been warned if a new owner was not found the company
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Bradford Bulls: Blythe has the bit between his teeth
Matty Blythe believes he became an established Super League player last season – now he is aiming to take his game to the next level. The centre enjoyed a blistering start to his Bulls career after initially joining on a season-long loan from his
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Scholemoor burglar broke into funeral parlour in Bradford
A Slovakian man who claimed he mistook a funeral parlour for a mobile phone shop has been sentenced to a 12 month community order with 80 hours of unpaid work and a six month Drug Rehabilitation Requirement. Tibor Horvath, 22, was convicted of
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Inquest opens after Manningham Lane fatal crash
An inquest was adjourned into the death of a pedestrian who suffered fatal head injuries in an accident with a car in Bradford. Steven Ley, 56, of Oak Avenue, Manningham, was in a collision with a silver Volkswagen Polo at the junction of Manningham
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Exhibition for Dr Who is launched in Bradford
An exhibition celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who opens in Bradford today as the half-century of the popular show is marked with a television special on the BBC. Doctor Who and Me runs at the National Media Museum until February and focuses on the
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Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale appeals for hairy support
A call is being made to men prepared to get hairy for charity. Cancer Support Bradford and Airedale set a goal of 150 recruits to their ‘Movember’ Campaign, urging men across the district to grow a tash for cash during November and raise funds
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Pupils take over art gallery!
Youngsters took over the running of an art gallery yesterday. Pupils at Whetley Academy in Girlington, Bradford, yesterday helped run Cartwright Hall as part of a national initiative called Takeover Day: Kids In Museums. Cartwright Hall’s manager
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George Osborne announces Co-op probe
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday announced an independent investigation into the near-collapse of the Co-operative Bank. City regulators the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have also announced they
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Did the Yorkshire Ripper kill in London?
The family of a London woman killed 40 years have called for a police inquiry to determine if she was murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper. Gloria Booth was found dead in Stonefield Park, south Ruislip, in June 1971. She had been strangled. Her family
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Family demand details over Tong woman's death
An inquest has been adjourned into the death of a hospice volunteer who slipped in a puddle fracturing her arm on holiday in the Dominican Republic. Surgeons were coming to the end of operating on 60-year-old Cath Smith’s arm when she went into
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Serial Bradford house-breaker jailed
A serial house-breaker was netted when he flogged a stolen ipad bearing a photo of his latest burglary victim to a shopkeeper. Sharp-eyed Mohinson Hussain, who was working in Lower Grange Convenience Store, Bradford, recognised the picture and
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217,000 reasons for Bradford City fans to keep their fingers crossed
City will find out on Monday if they have to pay £217,000 to Falkirk as the Mark Stewart saga reaches D-Day. Director of operations David Baldwin and the club’s legal team fly out to Switzerland tomorrow for the appeal ruling that will end two
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Bradford Council ‘passing buck’ on Flowers
Senior staff and politicians at Bradford Council have been accused of “passing the buck” over the cover-up about the Reverend Paul Flowers. Last night questions continued to be asked about who knew adult material had been found on Mr Flowers’ computer
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EXCLUSIVE: Disgust at 'creep shot' pictures of city women on Twitter
A “nasty little” pervert is stalking women in Bradford to take so-called “creep shot” photographs – which he is then posting on the social networking site Twitter. The images have sparked anger and disgust and led to police considering legal action
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Lorry crashes onto side after accident in Keighley
A lorry delivering stone overturned after hitting a railway bridge in Keighley. Yesterday morning’s accident blocked both sides of Park Lane, next to the Globe Pub at the road’s junction with Parkwood Street. The incident happened at 7.10am
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Judge issues warning after jailing Leeds-Bradford Airport pilot three times over alcohol limit
An airline pilot who was three times over the legal alcohol limit was jailed after a judge told him his actions could have had catastrophic consequences. Irfan Faiz, 55, had drunk three- quarters of a litre of whisky in the hours before he was
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Tragic smoker in Heaton had ignored warnings
A pensioner who died in a house fire caused by her smoking in bed had been warned by her daughter not to do it, a Bradford inquest has heard. Stella Cavallari’s daughter Shelley Lobley, whose statement was read out at the hearing yesterday, said
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Burglar jailed for attack on church
A burglar caught on camera taking everything including the kitchen sink from a police “capture house” in Bradford has been jailed for 12 months for stripping lead from the roof of a church and school. Daniel Patchett did £8,000 of damage to Eastburn
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Mixed views on Westfield announcement
An announcement that developer Westfield will start preparatory works on Monday for the construction of its £320 million Broadway shopping centre has been met a mixed reaction from the city’s MPs and councillors. David Ward (Bradford East) said
