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Devitt win in vain for Bradford
Bradford’s billiards side were involved in an entertaining game against Huddersfield No 1 at Great Horton Cricket Club in the Yorkshire Inter District League, losing 5-2. Paul Devitt was first up for Bradford, against Steve Whitley, and a break
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Leopards leave it late to beat Bradford Dragons
Bradford Dragons will enjoy their Christmas sitting in second place in English Basketball Division One despite having their seven-game winning streak ended by in-form Essex Leopards. The hosts won 78-73 in overtime in a thrilling top-of-the-table
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Deo trio sets Flyers up for win
Yeadon Flyers B maintained their promotion push in Division Two of the Bradford League with the narrowest of victories against Pudsey A. Deo Jones proved to be the match-winner for Yeadon but Pudsey will look back on two sets which proved to be
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Bumble Bees get shirty for Serbian appeal
The Bumble Bees Barbarians are sending away kits to Serbia to help promote rugby in the region. The mixed ability contact rugby union side are sending the playing strips to SKOSI Pobednici Rugby Club after the Bumbles responded to a heart-warming
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Huddersfield Town chance for Whitfield
Former Bantams youth player Ben Whitfield has been given a trial at Huddersfield Town. The 17-year-old midfielder has been impressing for Guiseley under-18s in the FA Youth Cup this season and was given his first-team debut with the Lions earlier
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Flash mob Christmas fun in Keighley town centre
A festive season surprise was in store for shoppers in Keighley town centre. People in the Airedale Shopping Centre were entertained by a “Flash Mob Carol Service”, organised by a vicar. He and his fellow Christians turned their regular Christmas
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Cameron top teen among Bradford cycling elite at Peel Park
Given the unseasonably mild temperatures – spectators are more used to freezing conditions and treacherous inclines and descents – it was not entirely surprising that a husky was temporarily abandoned by its owner in Peel Park. What was no surprise
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MP Galloway tells of devastation at surgeon's deat in Syria
Bradford MP George Galloway yesterday told of his devastation to learn of the death of a British surgeon he was due to bring home from detention in Syria this week. Dr Abbas Khan, 32, was seized by government troops in the rebel-held city of Aleppo
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Four now arrested over attack on Ravenscliffe taxi driver
Three men and a woman have been arrested by police investigating an attack on a cab driver who had a knife pulled on him on a Bradford housing estate. The incident, early last Saturday, was one of three in the Ravenscliffe area involving violence
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Farmer facing new bypass nightmare
A man whose family farm was bulldozed to make way for the Aire Valley Trunk Road is facing a similar nightmare three decades on. Stephen Boothman had to vacate Bridge Farm, Steeton, which his family had occupied for about ten years, in 1979 when
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Christmas angst
Creating the perfect Christmas dinner is the most common cause of stress for Yorkshire folk over the festive period, according to a new survey released today. The results, compiled by kitchen brand, Magimix, revealed that 12.55pm is the most stressful
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Nathaniel Flynn sentencing: Attack which killed grandmother was 'brutal and frenzied', say police
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Wallen, in charge of the case, said the attack which killed Louisa Denby was “brutal and frenzied.” Speaking at a news conference afer Nathaniel Flynn was jailed for life for the murder and the attempted murder of
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Drug-fuelled killer stabbed his grandmother 50 times before attacking boy, 9, in violent rampage
A drug-fuelled social misfit who ferociously stabbed his grandmother to death and then attempted to murder a nine-year-old boy must spend at least 24 years behind bars a judge ordered today. Bradford Crown Court heard that Nathaniel Flynn made
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Appeal £300 gift
A £300 anonymous donation has been made to the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal. The cash will go towards our £1 million target to help pioneer new cancer treatments in the city.
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Head's pride at trio of England stars
A headteacher has spoken of her pride at seeing three of her school’s students go on to represent England at rugby union. Paul Hill, Jack Walker and Lewis Boyce, who honed their sporting skills as pupils at Prince Henry's Grammar School, all now
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A tree-mendous touch!
Calverley Guides produced a touch, see and smell sensory tree for the Christmas Tree Festival held by Creative Calverley. They decorated the tree as part of their work to get their disability awareness badge. It was one of 30 trees decorated
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Dates with skates in annual show
Bradford Ice Skating Club held its annual Christmas show featuring skaters from four-year-olds to adults. The theme of the Dates on Skates show at the city's ice rink was events in the calendar.
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Life sentence for Nathaniel Flynn for murder of his gran and attempted murder of boy, 9
A 26-year-old Shipley man who murdered his 84-year-old grandmother and attempted to murder a nine-year-old boy has today been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years. Nathaniel Flynn had admitted killing Louisa Denby at their home in Shipley
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Princes sees record sales as £40m upgrade of Bradford plant nears completion
Record sales have again been achieved by international food and drink group Princes, which is close to completing a £40 million upgrade of its Bradford site. The group, which employs 325 people at its soft drinks plant at Tong, Bradford, grew sales
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Poppy thanks
A Keighley supermarket which hosted some of this year’s poppy appeal collectors has been officially thanked for its support. Royal British Legion collectors were given £5,835 by customers at Asda earlier this year - more than the sums raised at
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Council 'must be more creative' over housing, say Tories
Thinking up creative ideas for getting homes built on inner-city brownfield sites should be one of Bradford Council’s top priorities, according to the Conservatives. The group was responding to the publication of a new five-year housing and homelessness
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New bus link in Shipley aims to reduce isolation
A charity has started a project to reduce isolation among older people. HALE (Health Action Local Engagement), which runs a befriending scheme, is taking its outreach bus to locations in Shipley until July offering isolated older residents free
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Apprentices given gateway to the top in Yorkshire
More Yorkshire firms have former apprentices working at senior management or board level than elsewhere in the UK, a new report reveals. According to the National Apprenticeship Service, 26 per cent of firms in Yorkshire have former trainees at
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National recognition for Bradford housing manager Pamela
A Bradford woman has been named as a joint winner in a national competition run by her employer. Pamela Lambert, who is court manager at Bowler Close sheltered housing scheme in Low Moor, received the ‘Making a Difference’ gong at the staff awards
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Police to share details of 'Mad Friday' call-outs
Police in Yorkshire will be sharing details of incidents they are called to this Friday to help people understand the variety and number of call-outs they receive on ‘Mad Friday’. The Friday before Christmas is traditionally one of the busiest
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Cancer death rates down in Yorkshire and the Humber
Death rates from cancer across Yorkshire and the Humber have dropped a fifth since the 1990s, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK today. In 1990, 220 in every 100,000 people in the UK died of cancer, but thanks to improved research
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Tax facts are wrong
SIR – Coun Davies’s facts are wrong again. She claims £27m is owed to the Council in Council Tax; current arrears are £10m less. The Council includes collecting these arrears in the budget figures. If they were all collected tomorrow, it would
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HS2 reveals Tory loyalty
SIR – While speculation and controversy rages about the efficacy of HS2, readers may be interested in more practical Tory motivations Construction is the ultimate capitalist enterprise. In very few other manufacturing areas can an employer take on
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Words misunderstood
SIR – Mark Tate (Letters, December 6) should read the actual words in a letter before adversely criticising the writer. I never said private companies took into account their customers’ finances before charging them – I was pointing out that they had
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Thanks for support
SIR – I’m just writing to say what a wonderful surprise it was to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Telegraph & Argus Community Star Awards. I would like to say thank you to all my wonderful volunteers and my wonderful husband Peter
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Don’t privatise routes
SIR – The European Commission has been pressing to see road pricing imposed on all vehicles on all roads. It would be politically unacceptable if the Government just did this, but one way around it would be to effectively privatise our major routes
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Averages not best method for pensions
SIR – Chancellor George Osborne has raised the age for future claimants to qualify for state pension to 70 on the basis that there is a financial ‘hole’ in the state’s ability to support this at an earlier age, as was previously the case. He has
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Do you buy into online shopping?
This year has seen a boom in online Christmas shopping, with a spending rise of 20 per cent on last year. With more of us shopping using mobile phones and other handheld devices, spending on the internet hit £10.1 billion nationally last month
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More big names came to the city
Mark Neale’s fond recollections of famous rock stars at St George’s Hall in the 1970s (minus Queen) prompted T&A reader Paul Stephenson from Shipley to recall the years when other stars shone in Bradford. “I’ve seen such world famous artists
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A sobering message on drinking
As the Christmas season gets under way, many of us will perhaps be enjoying a night out or two with friends or work colleagues, or perhaps having a festive tipple at home over the break. However, a sobering message comes from a new Office of National
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Michael paints his wagons...
Michael McDermott is a model citizen. The loft of the Chellow Dene home of this former Bradford engineer is full of models he has made of carts, wagons, buggies and short horse-drawn vehicles of all sorts from ages past. “It’s a way of life that
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Nations will aim to build on progress
I am tempted to get David Cameron an atlas for Christmas as he doesn’t seem to know the way to Warsaw. Mind you, he has recently managed to visit both India and China to boost trade, so perhaps taking climate change seriously is not a priority for
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Have a say on cuts to children’s centres in Bradford area
Members of the public are being urged to have their say on proposed cuts to children’s centres. The proposals set out how the centres would operate in the future, in response to an expected budget reduction of £2.4 million by 2016. Under the
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St Cuthbert's Primary School raises funds for typhoon victims
A mad-hair day at a Bradford primary school helped CAFOD raise £150,000 towards the Philippines Typhoon Haiyan Appeal. St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School in Heaton was among supporters of the Catholic aid agency who took part in fundraising
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Festive farmers' market at Baildon
Baildon farmers’ market this Saturday promises to be a Christmas special, with everything that is needed for a festive feast. Seasonal vegetables, fine cheeses and artisan beers are all on offer, together with cooked joints from Otley Road butcher
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Incommunities plans 64 homes on brownfield site in Manningham
Social landlord Incommunities hopes to build 64 new homes on brownfield land in Bradford. Incommunities has submitted a planning application for the development, which would be built on Green Lane, Manningham. Most of the two, three and four-bedroom
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Tributes paid after former Holy Family School worker is found dead
Tributes have been paid to a Haworth woman who was found dead at home. Sarah O’Neill, who used to work at Holy Family Catholic School in Keighley, died last Saturday. A spokesman for Bradford coroners’ officers said an inquest into Mrs O’Neill
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Patients help each other to live with conditions
People in Bradford are leading the way in learning to live well with long-term health conditions – thanks to a new course which has been designed and delivered by patients for patients. Almost 40 women from the district are due to complete an Expert
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Anger at omission of Calder Valley line from electrification list
The omission of the Calder Valley line from a Government priority list for railway electrification has sparked an angry response. Councillor Val Slater, portfolio holder for planning, housing and transport, said the decision “beggars belief”.
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Shipley traders launch campaign to crack down on thieves
Shipley traders are hoping to crack down on criminals targeting shoppers by handing out £15,000 of anti-crime equipment. The town’s Business Watch scheme is hailing a success this year after the number of people who were purse-dipped or pick-pocketed
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Second JCB fire in Pudsey
An early morning JCB blaze has left firefighters puzzled. A crew from Stanningley was called to the fire at 1am in Kent Road, Pudsey, yesterday. The cab was burnt-out, but firefighters do not know what caused it. A station spokesman said it was the
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University of Bradford students bring festive cheer to young patients
Children who are in hospital over the festive period have been given early Christmas presents – thanks to the University of Bradford. Students and staff at the School of Health Studies have been collecting gifts for children who will be spending
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REVIEW: A touch of Genie-us as Alhambra's Aladdin pantomime dazzles
With a cast that includes a 20ft long talking snake, a snorting gorilla as big as a caravan and a genie hovering in the air, you’d think Billy Pearce might be in danger of being upstaged for his 15th Alhambra pantomime. But when Bradford’s favourite
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Bradford traffic staff spot abandoned car in flames
An abandoned car in flames was spotted by staff at a control room monitoring traffic on Manchester Road, Bradford, early yesterday. A crew from Fairweather Green was also called to the silver Subaru fire at 5.05am. A station spokesman said
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Bradford City defensive lynchpin Davies back in five weeks
Andrew Davies is using last season as the inspiration for his latest injury comeback. City’s influential centre half is on schedule to be up and running again for the turn of the year and is targeting a return to first-team combat by the end of
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Charity appeals for help in bringing aid to Syrian refugees
Bradford-based aid charity, the Human Relief Foundation, has joined an international appeal for help so it can continue distributing thousands of winter packs to Syrian refugees throughout December. Freezing temperatures in the war-torn country
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Accident on M606 as cars collide
A multi-vehicle crash caused traffic delays on the M606 in Bradford last night. Police were called to a collision involving at least two cars on the southbound carriageway of the motorway, near the Euroway estate, at 4.52pm. No-one was injured and
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Court File
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Zaen Mark Raymond Lawrence, aged 18, of Bradford Road, Oakenshaw; failure to comply with community order, order varied with added unpaid work for six hours. Karl Martin Rhodes
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New cafe planned for Oxenhope Railway Station
A two-storey cafe planned at Oxenhope railway station could create nine jobs. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (K&WVR) is seeking permission for the building next to the platform. A planning application has been submitted to Bradford
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Eric Pickles accused of trying to 'gag' local councils
Eric Pickles has been accused of trying to ‘gag’ local councils critical of his policies, sparking a clash with a Bradford MP. A new law will prevent town halls arguing that huge Whitehall grant reductions have forced them to make unpopular cuts
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Drug dealer jailed after boasting in a text that Keighley would become an 'M-cat goldmine'
A drug dealer has been jailed after he boasted in a text to an accomplice that Keighley would become an “M-cat goldmine”. Leeds Crown Court heard police inquiries led back to John Sutcliffe after his co-accused, Dean Randle, was arrested and 111
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Bradford estate agent banned after fraud conviction
A Bradford estate agent has been banned from the industry by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after being convicted of fraud. The Government department made a prohibition order against Nathan Priestley, under section three of the Estate Agents
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Bradford consultant issues warning over binge-drinking
Yorkshire has the worst problem of binge-drinking in the country and the trend is being reflected in Bradford, a senior doctor has warned. Dr Paul Southern, a consultant hepatologist at Bradford Royal Infirmary, described new drinking habit figures
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Boy, 6, wins bike in Bradford Hospitals Children’s Charity raffle
A six-year-old boy was delighted to win a new mountain bike in a raffle which is raising funds for Bradford Hospitals Children’s Charity. Jacob Hammond, of Huddersfield, won the first prize – an Adventure 240 Junior bike worth £300 – which was donated
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Appeal for help as police search for Shaswar Said, 33
Police are seeking the help of the public to locate a man, with connections to Bradford, who could have vital information about a number of alleged sexual offences and the abduction of a child. Shaswar Said is known to have connections in Bradford
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North Yorkshire Police and fire service sign pledge
Police and the Fire and Rescue Service in North Yorkshire have pledged to work more closely together to improve public safety and efficiency. The county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan and the Chairman of North Yorkshire Fire and
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Bradford Bulls staff ‘brilliant’ despite news of cutbacks
Francis Cummins has paid tribute to his support staff, who were last week told they would be losing their jobs or having their hours cut. The Bulls head coach confirmed a number of his staff will part company with the club next month as part of
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20 evacuated from Lidget Green house after fire
About 20 people were evacuated from a Bradford house last night after a cooker burst into flames. Firefighters from Fairweather Green station were called to a property on Northside Terrace, Lidget Green, at 7pm. A fire service spokesman said
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'Safety of at-risk children should not be compromised'
The safety of at-risk children in Bradford district should not be compromised when proposed budget cuts come into force, a meeting heard last night. With the Hamzah Khan case still fresh in the mind, Bradford Council’s Children’s Services Overview
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Health video link at Airedale Hospital is proving a success
A video-link which lets patients talk to health experts at Airedale General Hospital is now in operation at 50 care homes. Sutton Lodge residential home, in Sutton-in-Craven, Keighley, is the latest to be provided with the telemedicine service
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Police probe after claims over cocaine use by primary school worker
A recording alleged to be a telephone conversation in which a member of staff at a Bradford primary school admits drug taking is now the subject of a police probe after it was passed to education chiefs. An anonymous informant claims that the recording
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Student fundraisers tell Russell Brand about Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal
Student fundraisers backing the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal told comedian Russell Brand all about our £1million campaign during a visit to Bradford. Sam Butterworth, sports and societies officer at Bradford University Students
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Dad tells how family fled Idle flat in laundrette blaze scare
A dad has told how he fled with his family as fire broke out in the laundrette below their flat. Firefighters prevented a block of shops in Idle, Bradford, from being engulfed by the fire that started just after 7am yesterday at Quality Cleaning
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High Court appeal to stop meat plant next to Sikh temple in Bradford
A Sikh community in Bradford is going to the High Court to try to stop a meat processing plant being built next to a temple. Worshippers at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara building, which fronts on to Leeds Road, have objected to a proposed expansion
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Relief in Bradford as NHS rejects changes based on patient age
A controversial NHS funding shake-up that would have taken millions from Bradford has been thrown out after protests. The proposal to shift cash from deprived areas to those with higher numbers of pensioners would have plunged health services into
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Shipley supermarket fight will start in public
The three-way battle to build a new supermarket in Shipley will be fought out in the public arena of the town’s library tomorrow and on Friday. Councillors at the special meeting of Bradford’s Regulatory and Appeals committee are destined to choose
