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Procession for Haworth's Scroggling the Holly

Haworth’s annual Scroggling the Holly saw a procession of local children in traditional Victorian dress welcoming Santa and the Christmas spirit to the village. Hebdon Band, the Pennine Chimes and Oakworth Morris Men also entertained the visitors who

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Saltaire festive lights switched on

Saltaire’s lights switch-on at the weekend got its visitors and residents in an early festive mood with the help of carols from the Hall Royd Brass Band and free mulled wine.

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Crowds at Brighouse Victorian Christmas Festival

Brighouse was buzzing for its Victorian Christmas Festival weekend with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert lookalikes officially opening the proceedings on Saturday. About 100,000 people visited the town’s 1940s weekend in June but this weekend’s

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Star car from Back to the Future at Bingley lights switch-on

Bingley travelled back in time for its Christmas lights switch-on when the famous DeLorean car from Back To The Future rolled in to town carrying TV gardener Katie Rushworth who flicked the switch. Chairman of Bingley Chamber of Trade Howard Martin

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Old Grovians take heart from high-scoring defeat

Old Grovians 35, Leeds Medics & Dentists 46 Old Grovians’ director of rugby Martin Whitcombe enjoyed a rare luxury in this free-flowing, high-scoring SSE Yorkshire Division Three match at Elm Tree Farm. “It is the first time since the beginning

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Bradford Park Avenue make it third time lucky against high-flying Harriers

Bradford Park Avenue 2, Kidderminster Harriers 1 Avenue will be in tomorrow’s FA Trophy second-round draw after finally getting the better of Kidderminster Harriers in a third epic clash between the clubs this term. The Harriers knocked John

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Holmes stars in excellent Leeds Carnegie victory

Leeds Carnegie notched an excellent 28-22 victory at Bristol today in the Greene King IPA Championship. Jonah Holmes, released back from Wasps, scored two first-half tries in front of the Sky TV cameras, Fred Burdon added another and Ben Harris

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Arson probe over blaze at 'illegal' Allerton scrapyard

Police are investigating an arson attack in which four cars were at what councillors believe is an illegal scrapyard situated behind a former Bradford pub. Fire crews from Fairweather Green, who were called to the old Reservoir pub in Allerton

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Galloway in claim appeal to carers

Bradford West MP George Galloway has tabled a Parliamentary motion highlighting the plight of carers across the country, saying carers in Bradford have not claimed £12.6 million they are entitled to. The Respect MP said there were 32,000 carers

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Early stranglehold again from Cleckheaton

Morpeth 12, Cleckheaton 29 For the second week in succession, Cleckheaton took early control of their SSE North One East match with four tries inside the first half-hour. A seventh-minute try from strong centre Matt Piper, followed closely

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Farsley show character to sink bogey side

Farsley AFC 2, Lancaster City 1 Farsley overcame their nemesis to stay in the thick of the battle for promotion from Evo-Stik League Division One North at the expense of great rivals Lancaster City. The red rose outfit have had the beating

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Bradford MP supports World Aids Day

An MP joined forces with the National Aids Trust to raise awareness of the condition during World Aids Day today. David Ward, Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East, said he wanted to show a commitment to tackling HIV in the city and improve public

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Bradford City chairman visits his old school in Thorpe Edge to promote book

The chairman of Bradford City Football Club has visited his old primary school to present pupils with a book about the team’s historic season. Mark Lawn visited Parkland, formerly Thorpe Edge Primary School, in Old Park Road with copies of The

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Couple flee arson attack on Barkerend flat

A man had to leap to safety from a first floor window and a woman was rescued by firefighters after they became trapped by a blaze caused by arsonists. Firefighters arrived at the flats in Brookfield Road, Barkerend, Bradford, early today to find

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McDermott set for January cash boost at Leeds United

Leeds are set for a major cash boost after majority owners GFH Capital confirmed they have granted a period of exclusivity to potential investors in readiness for the January transfer window. After months of painstaking work by managing director

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Henry Paul: The only way is up for Bradford & Bingley

Sale 52, Bradford & Bingley 20 Bradford & Bingley dropped to the bottom of SSE National League Three North with this defeat, but the feeling in the camp is that the team are beginning to pull together and have the talent and application

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Defeats all round on grim Saturday

It was a miserable Saturday for Bradford area clubs in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League structure. The three of the five clubs from the district who had fixtures – Thackley and Liversedge had a blank weekend – all lost. Albion

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Wibsey are cheesed off

Wibsey could not provide their former director of rugby Dave Grayson with a winning send-off as they went down 43-7 to SSE Yorkshire Division Five leaders Wensleydale. Grayson, who has been advising the club since he stepped down during the summer

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Luxton boosts Salem with rare try on rare start in derby romp

Baildon 8, Bradford Salem 62 Dave Luxton bagged a try for the front-row union yesterday. The prop, who is 39 later this month, was one of seven different try-scorers as Bradford Salem re-emphasised their SSE Yorkshire Divsion Two promotion

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Johnson sinks his old club in Guiseley's Trophy tonic

FC Halifax Town 0, Guiseley 1 The atmosphere at the Shay was tense for a tight derby tie but it will be Guiseley who are in the hat for tomorrow’s FA Trophy second-round draw after a narrow win over neighbours Halifax. With so many players

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Pugh miss proves pivotal for Leeds United

Blackburn Rovers 1, Leeds United 0 Brian McDermott felt his Leeds side deserved some reward out of a game that saw an end to their run of three successive wins. The United boss pointed to a first-half chance missed by Danny Pugh as being a

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The teenagers who went to war

They Did Not Grow Old by Tim Lynch Spellmount, £12.99 Somebody has calculated that the First World War produced more than a million-and-a-half poems. If true, that’s not surprising given that for nearly five years millions of men were under arms

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Late knock-on is so costly for Keighley

Keighley 15, Doncaster Phoenix 17 From the kick-off, Keighley were under extreme pressure in this SSE Yorkshire Division One match. From a line-out on the five-metre line, the Doncaster pack drove over in the corner, flanker Ryan Peacy claiming

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Silsden put on a five-star show

Silsden 5, Squires Gate 1 Silsden eased their fears of being dragged into the North West Counties League relegation dogfight with a five-star Premier Division display against one of the clubs hovering just above them. A brace from Danny Gleave

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Mitchell unfazed facing snooker's world No 1

Keighley teenager Dylan Mitchell admitted to feeling surprisingly comfortable walking out to play world No 1 Neil Robertson at the UK Snooker Championships. Mitchell, one of seven amateurs in this year’s competition in York, faced the Australian

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Spirited Otley gain much-needed victory

Luctonians 17, Otley 23 With their forwards having the edge in set and loose, Otley were back to their best form, running onto the ball to look the more formidable side from the start of this SSE National League Two North clash. Their

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Wharfedale's confidence is restored after nail-biting victory

Wharfedale 32, Old Albanians 29 In a match that was every bit as tight as the scoreline suggests, Wharfedale returned to winning ways, recording their ninth victory of the season in SSE National League One. Some confidence was therefore restored

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FT: Oldham Athletic 1 Bradford City 1

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Wonderful world of the Yorkshire Wolds

When I was growing up, many a family day out was spent at the Yorkshire coast, enjoying the traditions of fish and chips, two pence slot machines and fairground rides. But it’s only recently I discovered the Yorkshire Wolds – a picture-perfect

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Pair trapped by blaze after arson attack at Bradford flat

A man had to jump to safety from a first floor window as a woman was rescued by firefighters after they became trapped in their flat by a blaze caused by  arsonists early today. Firefighters arrived at the building in Brookfield Road, Barkerend

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Horror in the Ukraine

In November each year, Ukrainian communities in Bradford and across the world commemorate the national tragedy known as the Holodomor which, between 1932 and 1933, wiped out six million people. Baildon copywriter, author and brass band player William

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Two women injured as car smashes into wall in Bradford

Two women were freed by firefighters in Bradford from the wreckage of a Vauxhall Corsa after the driver lost control and crashed into a wall, early today. Crews from Odsal and Fairweather Green were called to the accident at the junction of Willowfield

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Arsonists sought after vehicles set ablaze at former Bradford pub

Firefighters were called out to the former Reservoir pub in Allerton Road, Bradford, last night after four cars were set alight by arsonists. Fire crews from Fairweather Green were called to the scene at about 10.30pm and found that the vehicles

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Top try-scorer Holmes returns for Leeds Carnegie

Leeds Carnegie head coach James Lowes has made just one injury enforced change to his side to travel to Bristol today in the Greene King IPA Championship. Centre Pete Lucock has been ruled out with a knee ligament injury that will require