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Loyal Keith a worthy Len Hutton winner
Keighley stalwart Keith Robinson was tonight awarded the JCT600 Bradford League’s Sir Leonard Hutton Trophy for Outstanding Service. The 78-year-old has been a devoted servant of the game for several decades and his dedication was recognised at
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JCT600 Bradford League 2013 roll of honour
All the award winners from tonight's JCT600 Bradford League awards dinner. WH Foster Jubilee Trophy First X1 Division One Batting Averages Adam Waite (Pudsey St Lawrence) WH Foster Jubilee Trophy First X1 Division One Bowling Averages Glen
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Jackson wins top Bradford League accolade
Cleckheaton opener Tim Jackson has been voted the JCT600 Bradford League Players’ Player of the Year. The left hander, who scored 1,018 runs as his team won the Division One title for the first time, was announced as the winner at last night’s
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Gilchrist still fond of Liversedge after split
Former Liversedge boss Eric Gilchrist hopes his relationship with the ‘fantastic club’ will not be soured by his public dispute with a few individuals. Gilchrist was critical of some current committee members after he resigned from his post last
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'Bronco' Layne scandal a stark reminder of need to stamp out corruption
David Layne joined Bradford City for the largest fee in their history and rewarded them with a record goal haul in his first season. Signed from Swindon for £6,000 – at that time the most cash the club had ever splashed on a player – Layne rewarded
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Idle lights display switched on for charity
Bradford sport stars James Hanson and Junior Witter helped cancer charity fundraiser Peter Downes light up the sky with a spectacular Christmas display at his home in Idle tonight. The City striker and the boxing champ were among a huge crowd of
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How Fatty Foulke raised the bar with penalty save
Rugby league author Ray Gent has turned his attention to the round ball game with an e-book about the “spirit” of the sport. Football In Its Own Words follows its birth and development through the years from the advent of the so-called Cambridge
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Deacey admits cup epic left Bradford Park Avenue drained ahead of repeat clash
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is hoping their FA Trophy tie at home to Kidderminster Harriers does not have the same impact on them as their FA Cup battles. The Horsfall side produced two heroic performances against the Conference Premier
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Albion and Eccleshill marksmen with 20-20 vision
The race is on for the local semi-pro hot-shots as Albion Sports’ Danny Facey and Eccleshill United striker Marcus Edwards go into the weekend looking to be the first to net 20 league goals. Both forwards have been in prolific form recently and
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Andrew Davies column: Match-fixing allegations make my blood boil
Some people don’t realise how lucky they are to be playing football and making a career from it. Then you hear of them doing stupid things like match-fixing which just brings the sport into disrepute. If these claims coming out are true, then
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Scene of Bradford assault is taped off
Police set up a cordon around the scene of an assault which took place in Bradford city centre this afternoon. A man was taken to hospital with suspected neck and chest injuries following an assault in Sunbridge Road, just before 3.30pm. A
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Bantams boss Parkinson sets players ‘mini target’
Phil Parkinson wants City to spend their unexpected winter break in the play-off zone. The Bantams are currently holding off a gaggle of clubs for sixth spot. With no FA Cup involvement next weekend, he is aiming to still be above the line
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Hundreds enjoy festive fair at Saltaire
A Christmas fair to promote Saltaire shops affected by ongoing roadworks was a roaring success at Victoria Hall. Billed as a thank you to shoppers for sticking with traders during testing times, the event drew huge crowds, said David Ford, of Saltaire
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Bradford Batman could spend Christmas behind bars
Bradford’s Batman has been warned by a judge he could face Christmas behind bars. The caped crusader, alias Stan Worby, was today convicted of burglary by a jury after he was caught in a silver Ford Mondeo loaded with stolen goods. He was arrested
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Bradford City women snap Nottingham Forest run
Bradford City ended Nottingham Forest's unbeaten run with a superb 2-1 win, at Dennyfield, Thackley, to move closer to mid table security in the FA Premier League Northern Division. City went in front in the 13th minute when skipper Bridie Hannon
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£320,000 to help Bradfordians 'achieve their dreams'
More than £320,000 of Government loans have been handed to Bradford entrepreneurs to help them “achieve their dreams”. A total of 65 people have been given ‘Start Up Loans’ to set up their own businesses, new figures show – receiving an average
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Menston pupils back Wesley's Wish
An appeal to help a little boy to walk is being supported by Year 10 pupils from St Mary’s in Menston. Wesley’s Wish has been adopted by year 10 students as their charity of the year for 2014. The appeal has been set up by the family of Guiseley boy
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Boost for Wibsey ahead of big clash
Props Andy Rose and Yorkshire Strongman winner Adam Dutton, plus scrum half Elliott Gray, are available for Wibsey's home match tomorrow against table-toppers Wensleydale in SSE Yorkshire Division Five at Northfield Road.
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Drug-stash teenager locked up
A teenager caught storing an £8,000 drugs stash in his bedroom has been locked up for three years. Danial Akmal, 19, was looking after almost 160 grams of heroin and crack cocaine worth £559, Bradford Crown Court heard today. Akmal, a taxi
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Bradford's Green keen for more of big time
Bradford snooker champion Gareth Green left the UK Championships with the belief he can cut it among the best players in the world. Green was one of seven amateurs to enter the draw for the first round at York’s Barbican Centre and lost to former
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England call-ups for Yorkshire young guns
Five Yorkshire players have been named in England’s under-19s squad for their forthcoming one-day tour of the UAE. Left-arm spinner Karl Carver, seamer Matthew Fisher, all-rounder Will Rhodes, seamer Josh Shaw and batsman Jonny Tattersall will
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Cow on motorway sliproad
A motorway sliproad near Bradford was closed while police herded a stray brown calf back into its field. Officers were called to junction 26 of the M62, near the Chain Bar roundabout, to reports an animal was on the road at 2.11pm. The calf
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Man, 23, appears at Crown Court charged with murder of Bradford acid attack victim
A 23-year-old man, jointly charged with the murder of acid attack victim Barry Selby, has made a first appearance before a crown court judge. Andrew Feather was produced from custody for a ten-minute hearing before the Recorder of Bradford, Judge
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Horror remake is lacklustre
CARRIE (15, 100 mins) *** Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Judy Greer, Barry Henley. Director: Kimberly Peirce. It’s perhaps fitting that the horror genre cannibalises classics
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Drink-drive offences low in Bradford
Bradford has one of the lowest numbers of drink-driving offences in the country, according to a survey by MoneySuperMarket.com. The district was ranked the sixth lowest in the UK for such offences in an analysis of 12 million car insurance quotes
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Bradford Bulls: Time proves great healer for Walker
Chev Walker believes that he has finally put his injury problems behind him ahead of his fourth year at the Bulls. The 31-year-old suffered a horrific compound fracture of his leg back in 2009 for Hull KR against Leeds. That saw him miss the
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Pop-up shop to celebrate the Tour
To celebrate the Tour de France visiting Calderdale, staff at the Halifax Visitor Centre will be at Brighouse Totally Locally Victorian market with their first-ever pop-up shop. They will be available all day on Market Street, Brighouse, tomorrow
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Bradford's BCB radio station wins award
A community radio station in Bradford that “punches well above its weight” is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award. BCB 106.6fm has been awarded the Radio Academy radio station of the year 2013 for Yorkshire. The competition is for
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Time-travelling turkeys’ mission to change feast menu
FREE BIRDS (U, 91 mins) *** Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Colm Meaney, Keith David, Dan Fogler, Carlos Alazraqui, Kaitlyn Maher. Director: Jimmy Hayward. Dating back to 1621 Massachusetts, Thanksgiving
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Hanson signs new deal with Bradford City
James Hanson has signed a new long-term contract with Bradford City. The deal, which will make him one of the highest earners at the club, will tie down the targetman to Valley Parade until July 2017. The news will come as a massive boost to
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We won’t stop until we hit the top, says Leeds United right back Byram
Sam Byram intends to take another step closer to the Championship’s top dogs as he targets a fourth straight Leeds win at Blackburn. Brian McDermott’s side are back in the play-off mix for the first time in two months after moving up to sixth spot
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Full steam ahead for book sales
A young man with a metal-studded leather facemask, a long coat and a rather startling gun with copper spirally bits is trying hard not to catch my eye. No, I haven’t taken to visiting fetish clubs in my old age. I am, rather, sitting at a table
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Film rights fight is fabulous as actors shine in comic drama
SAVING MR BANKS (PG, 125 mins) **** Starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford, Jason Schwartzman, BJ Novak, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Annie Buckley, Rachel Griffiths, Kathy Baker. Director: John Lee Hancock. Almost 50
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How was it missed?
SIR – According to recent news, the Children’s Minister Edward Timpson has now accepted the report on Hamzah Khan’s tragic death. The report, prepared by Bradford Safeguarding Children Board, included the wholly crass statement that Hamzah’s death
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Say no to fracking
SIR – In the light of the Government’s action in giving their blessing to fracking throughout the country, home-owners who are less than thrilled by the idea of this untested drilling procedure going on under their properties might like to know there
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It’s time to move on
SIR – Today I leave Marie Curie Cancer Care to take on a new challenge in the New Year. I have worked for Marie Curie Cancer Care in a variety of roles for almost 21 years, mostly in Bradford. It has been an absolute pleasure to have been involved
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Factory on wrong site
SIR – Coun Slater brags that 93 per cent of Bradford’s homes built since 2010 have been on brownfields (Letters November 21). Excellent. It was also gratifying to see City Hall’s Local Plan rediscovering the brownfield-first policy. However, before
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Campaign clarity
SIR – To find a perfect example of smug, arrogant selfishness, you could do little better than refer to the letter you published on November 19 from the three Bingley councillors in which they criticised Bradford Council’s plan to build 1,400 houses
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Working together to prevent abuse
SIR – I understand Gerry Sutcliffe’s and David Ward’s concerns about the abuse of older people in care homes (T&A, November 25), and would want to assure them and your readers that there is no complacency from the Council or the Safeguarding Adults
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Giving the elderly a sense of purpose
For years, Bradford and District Senior Power has endured a nomadic existence. Failure to find a suitable site, and the subsequent impact of the financial climate caused by Britain’s recession, has led to the ambition to create a centre for older
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A lesson in greed and selfishness
The actions of the criminal gang who targeted a number of establishments across Bradford to get their hands on, primarily, computer equipment, would be odious whatever premises they chose. But the fact that they systematically targeted schools
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Bingley MP says courts 'soft with multiple offenders’
Nearly 600 criminals who committed six or more crimes in 12 months were not sent to prison last year, the MP for Shipley has found. According to the Minister of Justice, 594 people who were found guilty and had committed between five and nine crimes
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Planning File
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Eccleshill: extension to front to mosque, former Royal Hotel, 117 Fagley Road. Eccleshill: retrospective rear extension and radio antenna, former Royal Hotel, 117 Fagley
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Former Bradford teenagers have got Bulls Factor!
A group of former Bradford teenagers won the OK Bulls Factor final last night – with their band Idle. The five-piece rock and roll outfit, who are all aged 15 and 16, came up from their new base in Staffordshire for the final at Odsal. They pipped
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Airedale Hospital launches equipment amnesty again
Volunteers and staff at Airedale General Hospital have joined forces to declare a second equipment amnesty in a bid to rescue lost wheelchairs, walking frames and other walking aids. The hospital held a similar amnesty nearly two years ago and
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service to take on new staff
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has pledged to employ 150 more paramedics over the next three years as it aims to bolster its 999 emergency service. It is as part of the Trust’s A&E Workforce Plan, which will also see 110 new accident
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Appeal to revamp landmark Manningham mill site
A project to transform the huge derelict section of the iconic Lister Mill site in Bradford got under way yesterday. Residents and community leaders gathered for two consultation sessions in the Silk Mill building in Manningham to pool ideas on
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Man injured as car crashes on moors above Oxenhope
A man was taken to hospital after a car came off the road above Oxenhope early today. Two people are believed to have been in the vehicle, which was travelling along Hill House Edge Lane at about 2.30am. Police, paramedics and firefighters
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Cullingworth villagers undaunted by £1m target for hall
Villagers hoping to build a new community hall are holding a Christmas event on Monday which they hope will kick-start their £1m fundraising scheme. Plans for a new village hall in Cullingworth were announced in the summer with a target of £500,000
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Portrait by Shipley photographer Carolyn Mendelsohn wins global award
A photographer has snapped-up first place in a global competition with a portrait of her daughter. Carolyn Mendelsohn was named Professional Photographer of the Year 2013 in the Lifestyle section of a contest run by Professional Photographer Magazine
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Ilkley church choirs produce fundraising CD
Seventy singers attended St Margaret’s, Ilkley, to produce a fundraising CD. The Power of Music, a mixture of secular and sacred music, brought together the church’s three choirs – the seniors, SMS (senior girls) and Cant and Dec, a 30-strong group
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Widow, 90, ‘wanted to clout thief’
A 90-year-old widow tricked into handing over her wedding ring “wanted to clout” the alleged conman who took it, a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Joan Cottam was giving evidence in a conspiracy-to-burgle trial by video link from
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Oldham manager shows Bantams some respect ahead of showdown
Rival boss Lee Johnson reckons City have already established themselves as a “real threat” to the rest of League One. More than 2,000 fans are heading for Oldham on Sunday for the most local fixture of the season. Latics chief Johnson has been
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One Direction's Zayn Malik on list of influential Asians
Bradford’s Zayn Malik, one of the members of boyband One Direction, has been named one of the most influential Asians in Britain. The 20-year-old, who made his big break on The X Factor, is the top ranked musician on the GG2 Powerlist. The
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Former Bradford engineer cleared of sex attacks on girls
A Bradford Crown Court jury has acquitted an engineer of a series of sex attacks on two girls. David Midgley, 60, formerly of Bradford and now of Witchfield Court, Shelf, was yesterday found not guilty of 21 offences, including a charge of rape
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Missing Embsay woman is found safe
A missing Skipton woman, Sara Parkinson, has been found safe and well, police said last night. They had earlier widened their search to West Yorkshire and beyond. The 42-year-old, of Embsay, was reported missing on Monday morning after she
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Woman injured in Thornbury street robbery
A woman suffered a “significant injury” when she was dragged to the ground by a man in a “frightening” street robbery in Bradford. The 59-year-old woman was walking along Rushton Road, Thornbury, when a man attacked her from behind. The victim
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Bedroom tax ‘hits Bradford people hardest’
The introduction of the so-called Bedroom Tax has hit people in Bradford harder than any other Yorkshire district, according to the National Housing Federation. The federation, which represents social landlords, says tenants are being forced to
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Bradford Council set to adopt education action plan
A hard-hitting action plan to drive up education standards is set to be adopted by Bradford Council. Education chiefs have been battling for years to improve attainment at the district’s schools. Despite improvements, especially to Ofsted inspection
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Angling Lines
WASHBURN VALLEY Catch details for month ending November 24 – Day ticket: Fewston 20, Swinsty 6. Total fish caught: Fewston 37, Swinsty 17. Average per rod: Fewston 1.9, Swinsty 2.8. The heaviest fish was a 3lb 6oz rainbow trout caught by R Mowat
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Bradford women to box their way to health
A new well-being project is encouraging Bradford women to make themselves and their communities healthier by boxing clever. Womenzone, a female-only community centre based at Hubert Street, off Leeds Road, has started its Healthier Women, Healthier
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Bradford Credit Union is expanding across district
Bradford’s Credit Union is performing “exceptionally well”, according to its chief executive, as the organisation expands its network further across the district. St Stephen’s in West Bowling has become the first church to be a centre for the union
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Bradford University students bag up £2,000 for Crocus Appeal
Students at Bradford University helped raise a fantastic £2,150 for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal by holding a bag-pack at three Bradford supermarkets. About 70 volunteers helped shoppers pack their bags at the checkouts
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Man quizzed over Bradford girl-grab incident
A 34-year-old man was last night being questioned by police investigating a “suspicious incident” where a two-year-old girl had her hands grabbed by a stranger. Police say the Bradford man is being questioned on suspicion of child abduction in
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Bradford pair are jailed for helping escapee
Two Bradford men, who helped a teenager who had escaped from custody while awaiting sentence for a violent armed attack on an elderly couple in their home, have been jailed. James Baker, 27, of Ferriby Close, Fagley, was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment
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Albion Sports player Delroy Facey arrested in 'match-fixing' probe
A former Premier League footballer who now plays for a Bradford club was among six people arrested as part of an investigation into alleged match-fixing. Albion Sports player Delroy Facey, 33, was one of three current footballers questioned as
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Hunt for burglary suspects
Police have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the burglary at Park House Healthcare, off Whitehall Road, Birkenshaw, on November 4. The men stole a safe that contained a “considerable amount of money”, laptops
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Schools urged to start new Scout groups
Schools in the Bradford district have been urged to follow an academy’s example and help start up new Scout groups. Bradford Academy in Teasdale Street, Bowling, is the latest school to join forces with the Scouts Association – a partnership that
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Ringleader of burglary gang that targeted schools jailed for four years
The ringleader of a burglary gang that smashed its way into schools and colleges to steal valuable computer equipment has been jailed for four years and five months. Judge Robert Bartfield told Stuart Walton, 32: “You should be utterly ashamed,
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Hockney tells of his dismay at proposal to sell of Bradford's art treasures
World-famous Bradford artist David Hockney has reacted with dismay to a call for Bradford Council should sell off its valuable artworks. Yesterday it was revealed the authority has been underestimating the value of its collection by millions of
