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Boston lucky to come away with a point, says Bradford Park Avenue assistant manager Hume
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Boston United 1 Bradford and Boston played out a draw at Horsfall Stadium that did neither of them any favours in the Conference North. Avenue were the most creative side but Boston were dangerous on the break and threatened
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Thackley beaten in see-saw encounter
Heanor Town 4 Thackley 3 Thackley led twice at Heanor Town and later came from a goal down to equalise before losing out in a seven-goal thriller. The Dennyboys remain second in the Northern Counties East Premier Division but are now five points
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Huss holds nerve to end Baildon's bad run
Barnsley 25 Baildon 25 A late Jarrod Huss penalty gave Baildon a hard-earned and well-deserved draw against promotion-chasing Barnsley as the Jenny Laners ended their ten-game losing streak since the start of the league campaign. Trailing 10
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Eight they great! Albion Sports in goal frenzy
Albion Sports went goal crazy as they fired eight past Armthorpe Welfare to climb up to fourth in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division. Kulwinder Sandhu’s men recently beat Winterton 4-0, put five past neighbours Liversedge in
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Bradford & Bingley can't turn possession into points
Bradford & Bingley 17 Billingham 25 If ever there was a game that proves the result does not tell the whole story, this was it. The Bees had possibly 75 per cent of the territory and almost as much ball in the second half but still managed
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Macclesfield tactics blunt Otley talisman Ireland
Otley 11 Macclesfield 27 Table-topping Macclesfield’s plan to play the game in Otley’s half to deny the league’s leading scorer, Mark Ireland, opportunities paid off. Their big forwards served director of rugby Geoff Wappett – who used to hold
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Keighley urged to show resolve after derby defeat
North Ribblesdale 25 Keighley 7 Director of rugby Graeme Sheffield is calling on his Keighley players to show two Cs - character and commitment - as they bid to avoid a second successive relegation. On a day when they had to defend far more
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Bower hails ‘entertainer’ Johnson as two-goal blast rocks Oxford
Guiseley 2 Oxford City 0 The Lions clawed their way up another place in the Skrill North table as they stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven games with a win over lowly Oxford City. Two first-half goals from Alex Johnson
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Silsden none the better for fortnight's break
Silsden 0 Glossop North End 1 The Cobbydalers returned to action after more than a fortnight off but the result was very much a continuation of recent form. Silsden hosted Glossop North End, who are not ripping up any trees either, but the
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Parsley: We could have had more than four
Salford City 2 Farsley 4 Farsley earned a vital win at mid-table Salford to stay in the play off places in Evo-Stik Division One North. Neil Parsley’s men took an early lead when Matty James opened the scoring following a corner. But minutes
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Cleckheaton hit Northern heights
Cleckheaton 45 Northern 17 Cleckheaton effectively won this match in the first half with a five-try blitz, including a hat-trick from centre James Wilson. At times the home side’s display was irresistible with pace, power and skill combined
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Bradford Salem put leaders to sword
Bradford Salem 28 Yarnbury 3 Bradford Salem moved up to third place after this emphatic win knocked Yarnbury off top spot. Having gone behind early, Salem looked to have hit back when winger Sam Savage crashed over the line only for the referee
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Six and out as Wharfedale hot streak ends
Blaydon 51 Wharfedale 14 Wharfedale’s five-match winning streak in the league came to an abrupt end at Blaydon. Dale incurred the wrath of the officials early on and this did not help their cause but the hosts – on a good unbeaten run themselves
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Lucky 13 for McCormack as Leeds United back in play-offs
Leeds United 2 Middlesbrough 1 Brian McDermott hailed in-form Ross McCormack after the striker was again on the mark to help Leeds back into the play-offs for the first time since September. McCormack, who took his goal tally for the season
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Hedges are set to be removed
A funding bid to prevent vehicles using pedestrian areas at a sheltered housing complex in Pudsey has been welcomed. Labour Councillors Mick Coulson, Richard Lewis and Josie Jarosz are supporting a bid to remove hedges and install metal barriers
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Gareth hits his peak three times
A kitchen supervisor at a restaurant and takeaway in Pudsey has successfully scaled the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. Gareth Thompson, 33, who works at The Wetherby Whaler, completed the 26-mile hike in less than 12 hours alongside members of
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Sidewinders a smart act at the club
The occasional pieces about Bradford skiffle bands of the late 1950s early 1960s that we’ve been running since August continue to attract interest. Anne Bottomley, from Eccleshill, is the latest T&A reader to supply another bit of the missing
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Bradford solicitor is recognised for skills
Leanne Pollard, of Wilsons Solicitors, which has offices in Bradford and Leeds, has been recognised as an expert in the field of family law by the legal profession’s official body. The Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme, which lasts
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Prime Minister accused of using the Paul Flowers scandal to score 'cheap political points'
Labour leader Ed Miliband has hit out at David Cameron for using the Paul Flowers scandal to attack his party's links to the co-operative movement. He claimed the Tory leader reached a "new low" at Prime Minister's Questions by using the Co-op
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Bradford's city centre goods yard
Mrs Susan Bannon’s recollections of Croft Street, off Manchester Road, and the places nearby, sent me to look at maps of that part of Bradford, one published in 1903 and the other 70 years later. Mrs Bannon, born in 1928, recalls Campbell’s furniture
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Garage destroyed in suspected arson attack in Bradford
A domestic garage was destroyed in what firefighters believe was a deliberate blaze early today. Crews from Odsal and Bradford fire stations were called to the fire in a detached garage on Briarwood Grove, Wibsey, at around 6am this morning.
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Keighley firms urged to go to award launch
Companies in Keighley have been urged to attend an event to launch the town’s 2014 business awards. Following the success of the inaugural Keighley Business Awards earlier this year, the 2014 event will be on May 16. Details of how firms can
