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Police probe spate of burglaries in Laisterdyke
Police are carrying out a forensic examination of a stolen car for clues that might lead them to those behind a string of burglaries in Bradford. A total of 17 officers were sent to the Laisterdyke area to carry out targeted patrols in relation
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Bolton Woods warm up in style
Sandy Lane were given a lesson in Bradford Sunday Alliance League Premier Division finishing by Bolton Woods, who warmed up in convincing style for next weekend's West Riding County FA Sunday Cup tie at previous winners Thornhill Lees. Woods, despite
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Eastbrook 2, Princeville B 5; Princeville A 5, Bradford Deaf Centre 2; Pudsey 3, Great Horton 4. Breaks: P Devitt (Eastbrook) 40, 39, 30; J McEachran (Eastbrook) 36, 31.
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A gold star for sports work of Menston's St Mary's School
St Mary’s School in Menston has gained Youth Sport Trust Gold Partner status for its “outstanding commitment” to PE and School Sport. The Bradford Road school’s exceptional curricular and extra-curricular work as a sports college is recognised,
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Bierley man, 56, in court accused of sexually abusing girl, 12
A 56-year-old man sexually abused a 12-year-old girl he was giving money to and buying CDs and clothes, a jury at Bradford Crown Court was told today. Paul Connolly, of Bayne Drive, Bierley, Bradford, denies indecently assaulting a girl under the
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Tyersal are back in the relegation mix
For the third week running, the number of scheduled West Riding County Amateur League games was reduced by the grounds being saturated and, with water lying on top of many pitches, made the chances of any play impossible. Tyersal who had eased
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Bradford City winger Reid out for the season
Kyel Reid faces up to eight months out of action, it was confirmed this afternoon. A scan on the City winger revealed that he has ruptured his cruciate ligament during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Sheffield United. Boss Phil Parkinson admitted: "
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Artificial talk to groundsmen
Mark Waite, from PLAYRITE, is the chief speaker at the Institute of Groundsmanship West Yorkshire branch’s meeting at Cleckheaton Sports Club on Wednesday, February 12 (7.30pm). Waite and his colleagues will talk about the manufacture and
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Late heartbreak for St Bede's
St Bede's came within a whisker of their first victory of the season in Yorkshire Amateur League Senior B Division. They hosted Thornesians in a tense relegaton battle on a pitch that, not surprisingly, cut up at the Samuel Lister Academy at
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Series of weekly walks being held
Bradford District Care Trust is hosting a series of weekly walks led by the Trust’s Community Health Champions Ronda Christensen and Ralph Harding. The walkers meet every Thursday at Bingley Arts Centre in Main Street for a route lasting two hours
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Police appeal after man hurt in Keighley collision
Police are hunting a motorist who failed to stop after a collision with a pedestrian. A 49-year-old man was taken to Airedale Hospital with a head injury following the incident, near the Albert Hotel in Bridge Street, Keighley. His injury was
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Event to help Diabetes UK
There is a Diabetes UK charity night at the Central Division Working Men’s Club, Manchester Road, on Saturday, February 8, from 6pm until midnight. There will be singers, dancers, free food, raffles and a DJ to dance the night away. Tickets
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Woman, 35, appears in court accused of murdering Scott Dunne, 41, at Allerton
A woman accused of murdering a man at a block of flats in Allerton, Bradford, is to contest the allegation, a court heard today. Alexia Heckles, 35, appeared for the first time at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court. The court heard she
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Learn more about future of Institute
Performance groups around Bradford East are invited to a drop-in session from 5pm to 7pm on Wednesday at Eccleshill Mechanics Institute to look at how the Grade II-listed Victorian building could become a top local venue. A development plan, supported
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Allerton Primary and Nursery School celebrates 'outstanding' report
Allerton Primary and Nursery School is celebrating ‘outstanding’ results in a report which compares it to local and national standards. The Department for Education has published its 2013 Summary Performance Report, showing that the number of Year
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Archaeological dig at Castle Hill
A archaeological dig is hoping to uncover more about Ilkley’s ancient Roman fort and the lives of the soldiers who once lived there. Archaeologists are digging trial trenches on Castle Hill, close to the Manor House Museum. The investigation has
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Car boot sale boost for Manorlands hospice
Two friends have together raised £1,200 for Manorlands through running a stall at a series of car boot sales. Anne Thompson and Trish Wood attended each sale held in Haworth Road, Cullingworth, last year. Both women are members of the organising
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Bradford man appears at court over M62 hen party death crash
A Bradford man has appeared in court today charged with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the M62 hen party crash that killed teenager Bethany Jones. James Johnson, 63, of Whytecote End, Wyke, spoke only to confirm his name
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Organ appeal gets £30,000 boost for vital refurbishment
Bradford’s organ restoration appeal is starting the New Year on a high note. Launched last February, the appeal has recently been given a boost with a £30,000 grant over three years from the Pilling Trust which supports Cathedral and Church music
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Missing girl is found
A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing from Keighley has been found “safe and well”. Police confirmed on Saturday that Komal Hussain, who was reported missing after failing to return home from school on Thursday, has been located. Inquiries are
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Former sergeant major Dennis Mitchell dies aged 96
An Oxenhope-born man who fought in Burma in the Second World War has died. Dennis Mitchell died in Bradford Royal Infirmary on Wednesday, aged 96. He joined the army when he was just 17, lying about his age to get in. He was shot during the
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Police watchdog to probe Force's handling of Hamzah Khan concerns
The way in which police dealt with concerns about a four-year-old boy who was eventually starved to death by his mother and left to decompose in his cot is to be investigated by the police watchdog. The Independent Police Complaints Commission
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Otley post office closes for revamp
Otley’s only Post Office is to close for a fortnight to allow a major revamp to take place. Post Office Ltd has announced that the Nelson Street outlet is to be turned into one of its new, main style branches as part of a three year investment
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Deadline for Yorkshire property 'Oscars'
The deadline for entries into a competition to find Yorkshire’s most impressive and inspirational properties has been extended. The 2014 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Pro-Yorkshire Awards, considered the region’s property ‘Oscars
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MP Kris Hopkins backs calls for minimum wage rise
Calls by the Chancellor for an above-inflation increase in the minimum wage have been backed by Keighley MP Kris Hopkins. He said it was “absolutely right” that people who had worked hard during the recession were properly rewarded for their efforts
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Marvellous monastery
Visits to British abbeys tend to involve centuries-old ruins. Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Whitby Abbey – we are accustomed to seeing these once-great buildings, once home to hundreds, as shadows of their former selves, having fallen victim
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Lorraine Pascale’s model kitchen
Model-turned TV chef Lorraine Pascale hosts a new Sky Living cooking competition, My Kitchen Rules on Thursday, January 23. The ten-part series will see Pascale and Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton judge dishes made by six pairs of amateur
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Join the feeding frenzy
There’s never really an excuse for not having a bird feeder standing in your garden. But with the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch taking place next Saturday and Sunday, there is no better time to invest in a bird feeder, or two, to keep our feathered friends
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White House hit is preposterous
White House Down (Cert 12, 131 mins, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment) Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Joey King, Richard Jenkins, Michael Murphy, Lance Reddick, Rachelle Lefevre. *** John Cale
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Rail heritage is kept on track
Railway Days Out: A Visitor’s Guide To Britain’s Railway Heritage by Julian Holland A A Publishing, £12.99 The other Sunday night, too cold to venture out, we watched a couple of hour-long programmes about railway preservation groups. One described
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Spotlight on stage star
While looking at photographs of Bradford’s First World War hero Sam Meekosha VC in the Friday edition of the Bradford Weekly Telegraph on January 28, 1916, what should I stumble upon but an interview with legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt. The
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Get away for a health boost
Is it possible to lose weight in a long weekend? I took up the challenge with FitFarms in Somerset, UK. Not believing the statistics in front of me, I measure my waist again. But the results are the same every time. I’ve lost two-and a-half-inches
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Students can apply for grant
University or college students from Glusburn and Sutton could receive cash aid. Grants are being offered by the Sir John Horsfall Exhibition Foundation. To be eligible, applicants must live in the parishes of Glusburn or Sutton or have attended
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Reasons to keep us cheerful
If everyone seems to have a long face today, there’s a reason for it. It’s Blue Monday, the day thought to be the most depressing of the year, thanks to a number of factors – the weather, the time elapsed since Christmas, failed New Year resolutions
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What our divisions really say
Is Christian disunity a scandal before God? Or is it something we have grown accustomed to, as though it were a creaky door that we never seem to get around to fixing? St Paul’s words challenge us as we reflect upon this question. To suggest that
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An enthusiasm for integration
A publicly-funded report, which questioned thousands of young people in Bradford and London about their attitudes to religious belief in a changing society, paints a generally optimistic picture of mutual tolerance and respect. The Youth on Religion
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A waste of effort
SIR – I hope Manchester University criminologist Mark Littler didn’t waste too much time and money researching the relationship between regular church attendance and the likelihood of committing crime. Surprise, surprise, it revealed the likelihood
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Thought is needed
SIR – The TV series Benefits Street has garnered much publicity. Some have used it to criticise the welfare system, others to demonise a certain type of person in our country. A third group has claimed it was set up to produce a particular result and
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Clarifying the issue
SIR – I would like to clarify some points on the Diocese of Bradford’s development of a small part of church glebe land in Guiseley. The development of this plot was agreed in principle in 2011 with the Scouts and Guides who meet on the next-door
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Congratulations to MP
SIR – Re the T&A front page story (January 14) headlined ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’ At long last someone in authority has confirmed what your Save Our Green Spaces campaign and we in the Tong Fulneck Valley Association have been campaigning for.
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Generosity of public
SIR – On behalf of Keighley Lions Club I would like to take this opportunity to thank all who helped in our recent Christmas fundraising and to all who gave to our collections. The generosity of the Keighley public never ceases to amaze. Our thanks
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The real reason
SIR – It’s amusing to see Cameron and Osborne telling the EU to ‘reform or Britain will be out !’ Tough talk indeed, but what does it all mean? I would guess that trying to out-UKIP UKIP is one reason. It seems likely that Cameron expects quite
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Perks for Flowers should be stopped
SIR – I just cannot believe that Paul Flowers is still being housed and paid by the Methodist Church while many Methodists are working their socks off to keep their churches, with ever-decreasing congregations, open. I am a member of two Methodist
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Two ticklish issues
SIR – There are two areas of life in Britain that are never, ever settled. One is health and the other is education. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
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Referendum fears
SIR – So, the first hurdle towards an in-out referendum on EU membership has been cleared (T&A, January 11) which could give us a vote in 2017. Hang on a minute, 2017 is a long way off yet. What was wrong with a vote last week? What about a
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Such wise words
SIR – Fair play to Shipley Conservative MP Philip Davies for highlighting the abuse of welfare by residents of Birmingham B18 postcode area, although I am sure that situation is replicated in every other town and city across the UK – encouraged by
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The French ‘invasion’
SIR – So, the Government is going to reward local councils for allowing fracking within their boundaries. How can this operation go ahead when we have no British company capable of performing this operation? That’s right. We will give the job to
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Vital to get the young into work
SIR – Sadly, our young people are getting the roughest deal for decades. Many have gone to school, worked hard and gained good paper qualifications and yet still they find themselves looking in vain for a job, chasing vacancies where scores of others
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Dangers of roadside advertising
There are distractions enough in driving today without the added problem of roadside advertising hoardings catching the eyes of motorists. The Telegraph & Argus has already spoken out about the issue on motorways, but now it is evident that
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Words need to be backed by action
There are growing signs that the resurgence many have hoped for in Bradford is well and truly on the way after the city’s economic potential was championed in the House of Lords. The start of the Westfield scheme has long been seen as a potential
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Joy for Sue to be in Bradford Bulls line-up
A Bradford Bulls season-ticket holder has won a competition to appear as part of official squad photograph. Sue Carter was selected at random after answering correctly when asked to name the Bulls’ current captain, Matt Diskin, on the club’s website
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West Yorkshire fire service plans to bring back charges for reports
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is planning to reintroduce charges for fire investigation reports in a move which could net it £140,000 a year. A meeting of West Yorkshire Fire Authority’s finance and resources committee next week will hear
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Bradford and District RSPCA launches £10,000 scanner appeal
Destiny might have used one of her nine lives, but thankfully she lived to tell the tale. The adult black and white cat was found soaking wet and lying in the gutter in Thornbury by a kind samaritan, who took her to Bradford and District’s RSPCA
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Pedal power as cycling rides on to the airwaves to boost Tour de France fever
Three times as many people across Bradford are getting on their bikes now than in the last two years. And even more wheels are to be put in motion when the greatest free sports event in the world The Tour De France breezes through the district
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Vision stay within sight of top title
Chris Benn and Lloyd Webster scored twice apiece as Vision maintained their outside Spen Valley League title hopes with a 6-2 win at Savile Youth. Liam Hartley and Michael Roebuck completed the Vision scoring in the only Premier Division match
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Bully for Bradford as they make flying start to pre-season
Bradford Bulls 30 Hull FC 18 Francis Cummins has spoken regularly during pre-season about how his players have been training the house down and got themselves in excellent physical condition. Yesterday’s opening friendly gave substance to those
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Bradford City pick themselves off floor to nick a draw
Sheffield United 2 Bradford City 2 Two down in south Yorkshire in front of a huge army of away fans – it was an eerily familiar feeling for Gary Jones. “I was getting a few flashbacks at the time,” admitted the City skipper as he contemplated
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Firefighters rescue impaled pony
Firefighters had to rescue a pony impaled on a 3ft garden fence on the Holme Wood estate earlier today. Rescuers used specialist hydraulic cutters to free the distressed animal after it was sedated first by a vet. The alarm was raised just after
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Councillor says quad bikers target Baildon just to upset the residents
Police will study footage of a quad biker hurtling round a town’s roundabout after the video attracted thousands of internet views and strongly-worded criticism. On Sunday, Councillor Ian Lyons obtained footage of the helmetless quad biker riding
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Parking tickets issued in crackdown in Bradford
Parking tickets were dished out to 15 motorists who had parked illegally in part of Bradford city centre. Officers from the city team were deployed to Summerville Road, Shearbridge, following increased concerns from residents in relation to parking
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Women urged to go for cervical cancer screenings
Only 59.6 per cent of women aged 25 to 49 have been scanned for cervical cancer in the area covered by the Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group in the last three-and-a-half years – by far the worst record in West Yorkshire. The next worst
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Singers to join Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band at concert
Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band will welcome the Halifax Young Singers for a performance as part of its Massed Bands series. The concert, taking place on March 22 in Huddersfield Town Hall, sees the band breaking away from its 40-year tradition
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British Heart Foundation appeals for unwanted household goods to sell
A charity has issued an urgent appeal for unwanted household goods that it can sell in its furniture and electrical store in Bradford. The British Heart Foundation, which has a shop on Westgate, wants items such as sofas, beds, dining tables, wardrobes
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Tyre export centre planned for former MOT centre in Broomfields
A centre to prepare tyres to be recycled in India and South Korea could be opened in a former MOT centre in Broomfields. Waste Solutions Bradford has applied for permission to open the centre at the former Unique Car Clinic in Eastwood Street.
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Plans for future of Saltaire take shape
Councillors will be updated on how work to promote Saltaire’s World Heritage Site status is progressing next week. A management plan for the village is being drawn-up, which looks at how to boost tourism and the economy in the area while considering
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Bantams boss has eight days to sign a left back after Sheffield United exploit weakness
City will redouble their efforts to have a new left back in place for their next outing against high-flying Preston. With no game at the weekend, Phil Parkinson has eight days to get someone in place to fill in for the injured James Meredith.
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Scruton injury nothing serious, says Bradford Bulls coach Cummins
Francis Cummins allayed fears Nick Scruton could be set for a spell on the sidelines after the Bulls overpowered Hull FC 30-18 in their opening pre-season friendly. The former Leeds prop, who enjoyed an outstanding 2013 campaign, opened the scoring
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Don't shut our village toilets, say Baildon campaigners
Petitions begging Bradford Council to spare the axe from a children’s centre and from public toilets in Baildon will be presented at a full council meeting. And councillors are urging concerned parents and residents to attend tomorrow’s meeting
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Little Germany Action group issues challenge to artists
Artists have been asked for their ideas on ways to brighten up a neglected area of Little Germany in Bradford. Little Germany Action, set up to improve the area and make it more welcoming, want to commission a piece of art for a bricked-up archway
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Man denies murder of mother-of-two Jade Watson, 22
A 25-year-old man has pleaded not guilty at Bradford Crown Court to the murder of mother-of-two Jade Watson, who was found dead in a caravan behind a house in Bradford. James Gray, of Wood Lane, Swain House, Bradford, was remanded back into custody
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Skipper Gale extends contract with Yorkshire
Captain Andrew Gale today signed a one-year extension to his contract with Yorkshire that will keep him at the club until December 2016. The 30-year-old batsman also has an option to add a further year to a flourishing Yorkshire career that began
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Bradford Council’s union bill is ‘shocking’, says Tory leader
The amount of taxpayers’ money Bradford Council spends on the wages and perks of union officials is “truly shocking”, its Conservative group has said. Their leader, Councillor Glen Miller, said the bill was £764,300 a year – higher than he had
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Police in North Bradford report fall in crime
North Bradford Neighbourhood Policing Team has continued to drive down crime in the three ward areas. Compared to the same week last year, there have been 26 fewer crimes recorded in the team’s area. This includes a reduction in all priority crime
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Jazz concert to be held at Undercliffe Cricket Club
Ilkley singer Emily Brown, who works as a GP by day, will join Tony Denton to perform with the Ken Butler Trio at Undercliffe Cricket Club’s jazz night this week. A classically trained musician, Emily hasn’t looked back since discovering jazz,
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Court File
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Stuart Helliwell, aged 28, of Lower Grange Close, Lower Grange; assault, jailed for 22 weeks. Barbara Anne Swanney Turner, aged 42, of Broomfield, Allerton; failure to provide
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Assault figures drop in district
The number of serious assaults on people across Bradford has fallen in a year, new police figures show. Statistics released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal reports of actual bodily harm (ABH) and grievous bodily harm (GBH) across the
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Charging points for electric cars to be set up in district
Hi-tech charging points for electric cars are a step closer to being installed across West Yorkshire. The £475,000 scheme by transport authority Metro will see 14 charging points placed across the county, with Bradford due to get two of them.
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Bradford councillor Geoff Reid calls for ban on 'dangerous' roadside advertising
Advertising vans or trailers parked up alongside roads or in fields should be banned, according to a councillor. Councillor Geoff Reid (Lib Dem, Eccleshill) said the trailers, often placed by main roads or at busy junctions to grab the attention
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Woman suffers serious head injury in fall at Bradford textile firm
A 54-year-old woman was in hospital with a serious head injury last night after she fell 12ft on to a loading bay at a textile business in Bradford. The woman, of Bradford, is believed to have fallen from a warehouse floor at M A Amini Textiles
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Youngsters come together at Youth United event at National Media Museum to be creative
Youngsters made music, played giant games and learnt life-saving first aid skills at an event organised by youth groups across Bradford on Saturday. Children flocked to the National Media Museum to find out more about joining or volunteering at
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Woman, 35, is charged with murdering man, 41, and is due in court
Police investigating the death of a man in Bradford last night charged a woman with murder. The 41-year-old man, named locally as Scott Dunne, died at a block of flats in Allerton after reports of a “disturbance” in the early hours of Saturday
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Man, 20, killed in Bingley tower block plunge
A 20-year-old man fell to his death from the sixth floor of a Bingley tower block. Police were called to Adelaide House on Crosley Wood Road just after 4am on Saturday, where the body of a man was discovered lying on the ground outside. Det
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MPs Gerry Sutcliffe and Philip Davies face criticism over gambling claims
Two Bradford MPs have clashed with anti-gambling campaigners calling for a crackdown on addictive high-stakes betting machines. Both Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab, Bradford South) and Philip Davies (Con, Shipley) are under fire after a Commons debate on
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Tribute to 'a true gentleman' as Bradford man Achhar Paul Dharni dies aged 72
A father described as a “true gentleman and a great asset to the Hindu community” has died of cancer aged 72. Achhar Paul Dharni, who received an MBE in 2009 for his dedication and commitment to Bradford, was well-known for masterminding the completion
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Thieves steal four border terriers from kennels at Riddlesden
People are being warned to be vigilant if approached by anyone selling dogs after four border terriers were stolen. Mark Jones and his partner Andrea Jones, of Riddlesden, Keighley, say the dogs were taken from their kennels, in the garden of their
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UPDATE: Woman, 35, charged with murder of man, 41, in Allerton
Police investigating the death of a man in Bradford last night charged a woman with murder. The 41-year-old man, named locally as Scott Dunne, died at a block of flats in Allerton after reports of a “disturbance” in the early hours of Saturday
