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£15,000 in cannabis plants found at Daisy Hill address after call from landlord
Cannabis plants worth up to an estimated £15,000 were seized by police this morning. Officers attended an address in the Daisy Hill area of Bradford after a call from a landlord who had found a cannabis farm in one of his properties. A police
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Man hurt in Haworth car accident
A man hit his head on the windscreen when his car hit a bollard in Station Road, Haworth tonight. Paramedics and fire crew got the man, thought to be in his 50s, out of the red Corsa.
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Cigarette fire
A sofa throw and towel caught light when a cigarette was not properly extinguished. Shipley firefighters were called to Hallcroft sheltered housing complex on Church Street at 5.10pm. Watch Commander Jonny Earl said an elderly woman had put
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Man injures legs in road incident
A man was being treated for leg injuries tonight after being knocked down by a car. The 33-year-old was taken to Leeds General Infirmary after the incident on Bradford Road near to The Farmers pub and Thornbury Barracks at Pudsey. A police
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Police hunt Bradford's big-nosed robber
A man with a big nose tried to rob someone on a cul-de-sac in Wibsey, police say. The attempted robbery, which involved other suspects, happened at a house on Somerville Park. The offence came to light after police released details of crimes
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Bradford Park Avenue leave it late to unlock ’Gate defence as honours finish even in derby
Harrogate Town 1 Bradford Park Avenue 1 A late equaliser from Paul Walker earned Avenue a draw from a close Conference North derby in which both teams finished with ten men. Harrogate Town remain closer to the play-off zone than 11th-placed
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Stubborn Sedbergh sunk in mudbath as Wibsey march on
Odsal Sedbergh 2 Wibsey Warriors 14 A crucial second-half try from prop forward Chris Vogel put Wibsey Warriors on course for a hard-fought first-round success against Odsal Sedbergh in the Bradford ARL Jack Senior Memorial Cup at Odsal Rec.
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Old Grovians prove an irresistible force in derby
Old Grovians 41, Aireborough 10 On an afternoon that was cold and sometimes windy on a pitch that was made wetter by rain and then hail, spectators were ready for a stick-it-up your-jumper type of match in this SSE Yorkshire Division Three derby
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Bradford & Bingley on wrong end of crucial refereeing decision
Rossendale 15, Bradford & Bingley 6 When the final reckoning of this difficult SSE National League Three season is undertaken, Bradford & Bingley's fate will probably be decided by the smallest of margins, and indeed a single decision by
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Lunchtime downpour wipes out non-league fixtures
On a weekend when the adverse weather led to Football League fixtures being affected, all but one of our semi-professional clubs faced frustration. Six of the seven scheduled fixtures were washed out, some of them very late in the day. The
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Wharfedale steamrollered by Rosslyn Park pack
Wharfedale 3, Rosslyn Park 45 Rosslyn Park underlined their SSE National League One promotion credentials with a storming six tries to nil victory that was every bit as comprehensive as the scoreline suggests. Wharfedale, who have lowered
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Missed conversion denies Otley home win
Otley 12, Preston Grasshoppers 13 Otley found themselves just one point in arrears when the final whistle went and once again they will have felt they had done enough to win a vital SSE National League Two North match. In a game heavily influenced
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Dewsbury Rams 38, Bradford Bulls 4
A youthful Bulls side were outmuscled by a physically superior and more experienced Dewsbury outfit in today’s pre-season friendly at the Tetley’s Stadium. Head coach Francis Cummins rested the bulk of his first-team squad and handed opportunities
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Mudlarks Cleckheaton show enterprise
Cleckheaton 29, Wheatley Hills 0 Cleckheaton extended their lead to 17 points at the top of SSE North One East with a hard-earned bonus-point victory in atrocious conditions. Despite the elements, both sides played with enterprise, and Cleckheaton
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Keighley hang on for crucial victory
Pontefract 17, Keighley 20 Keighley narrowed the gap between themselves and SSE Yorkshire Division One relegation rivals Pontefract to seven points with a hard-fought victory in testing conditions. They dominated the first half without taking
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Last-gasp effort brings Salem four-try bonus point
Moortown 8, Bradford Salem 27 Bradford Salem returned to winning ways with a hard-fought SSE Yorkshire Division Two victory over Moortown in testing conditions at Moss Valley. A heavy downpour just before kick-off turned the pitch into a quagmire
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Howarth leads the way for game Wibsey
Wibsey 0, Garforth 36 The visitors put in arguably their best performance of the season to climb to second in the SSE Yorkshire Division Five table against game opponents. On a Beldon Lane pitch that was surprisingly good, although it did cut
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Community woodland in Bierley provides outdoor classroom for Newhall Park Primary School
A new community woodland made up of more than 4,000 trees will also provide a Bradford primary school with an outdoor classroom. Thousands of trees have been planted on land near Newhall Park Primary School in Bierley, making it the first new community
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Bid to attract Tour de France visitors to Saltaire
The district’s heritage champion is hoping historic Saltaire can ride on the success of the Tour De France when the Grand Depart comes to Yorkshire this summer. Councillor Val Slater said discussions were ongoing within the Saltaire Steering Group
