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Batey blow as Vics with injury worries for cup clash
Red-hot Pennine Supplementary Cup favourites Victoria Rangers have a number of injury concerns prior to the opening round home clash against Whinmoor on Saturday. Full back Aiden Batey looks set to miss out with a leg injury, while scrum half Oscar
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Lane closed in m'way crash
One lane of the M62 near Brighouse was closed this evening following a three-vehicle crash. Part of the fast lane of the eastbound carriageway between junctions 24 (Ainley Top) and 25 (Brighouse) was shut following the 6.15pm collision. The
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Andrew Davies column: I was aching to get back, now I'm just aching!
It was painful getting out of bed on Wednesday morning – but it was worth it to be back playing again. It’s what you’ve worked hard for during all those hours in the gym. Everything was geared towards getting back on that pitch. There’s pressure
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McDermott blames lack of harmony for Leeds United slump
Beleaguered Leeds boss Brian McDermott admits Saturday’s West Yorkshire derby with Huddersfield has been sidelined by the club’s ongoing behind-the-scenes wrangling. McDermott’s own position has come into focus after claims that Massimo Cellino
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UPDATE: Warnings of delays after six vehicles crash on M62
Two lanes of the M62 near Bradford have been closed following a six-vehicle crash tonight. Four cars, a lorry and a van were in a collision on the westbound carriageway between Chain Bar and Hartshead Moor services at about 5.40pm. Two people
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Jamie Nicholls: The making of a Winter Olympian
Professional snowboarder and Team GB athlete Jamie Nicholls, from Queensbury, flies out to Sochi today for the Winter Olympics. In this interview with Jessica Softley, he looks back on his journey to becoming a Winter Olympian and tells of his
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Spence might need tin helmet on his return to Wagon Lane
Saturday's Yorkshire Cup tie between Bradford & Bingley and Old Crossleyans brings a familiar face back to Wagon Lane. The Halifax club’s head coach is former Bees flanker Neil Spence, who has Premiership playing experience with Rotherham and
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Teams back on weather watch
With almost half of the scheduled West Riding County Amateur League fixtures for January postponed due to waterlogged pitches, the forecast for February does not look too favourable either, with Kirklees (that covers most grounds) in both Huddersfield
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Bradford Bulls supporters' trust revitalised and ready to help
BullBuilder looks set to play another pivotal role following a successful relaunch meeting at the Provident Stadium last night. More than 50 Bulls fans turned out to meet with the supporters’ trust’s chiefs in the Conference & Banqueting Stand
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Leeds United takeover bid falls through
The consortium hoping to complete a takeover of Leeds this month have confirmed the deal has collapsed. Sport Capital, headed by the club’s current managing director David Haigh and Andrew Flowers, the managing director of their main sponsors,
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Steeton pupils take a trip back in time to the war
Youngsters have been receiving a vivid introduction to what ordinary people experienced during the Second World War. Year Five and Six pupils at Steeton Primary School are taking part in a learning project which involves schools in six other European
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Selection headache for Wharfedale as resources are stretched
Wharfedale are facing a major selection crisis as they prepare for their SSE National League One trip to Coventry. The situation is so bad that they are struggling to get the three specialist props that are required for the game to go ahead.
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Concern over oil leak on River Wharfe
The Environment Agency is appealing for help to trace the cause of an oil leak on the River Wharfe. A large slick of some kind of oil could be seen flowing through the middle of Otley today. Robin Jakeways, of Whiteley Croft Road, spotted the
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Scratching Shed set to be demolished at Otley
Part of Otley Rugby Union Football Club’s ground is set for demolition. The Scratching Shed, which is at the Chevin end of Cross Green and which the players run through to reach the pitch, has been condemned after a structural survey. Club
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Jeff to talk to Breathe Easy Aire Valley
Jeff Pickersgill from Age UK will be the speaker at a meeting on Wednesday of Breathe Easy Aire Valley. The 1.45-3.45pm meeting is at the group’s new monthly venue, the Hub in Stone Grove, Steeton. Anyone is welcome to attend. Call (01535)
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Travel giant set to shut Bradford administration office with loss of 150 jobs
Loss-making travel giant Thomas Cook is planning to pull ‘back office’ operations out of Bradford with the phased closure of its remaining administrative centre in Birkenshaw. It is the second major jobs bombshell from the historic company and
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Armed robbery at Wibsey shop could be linked to earlier raid in Low Moor
A man armed with a knife demanded staff open tills, before jumping over a shop counter and stealing cash and cigarettes. Police say the robbery, which happened last night, may be linked to a similar crime in Huddersfield Road on Thursday last week
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Market agency appointed for Provident Personal Credit's sponsorship of Bradford Bulls
A marketing agency has been appointed to oversee Bradford-based Provident Personal Credit’s sponsorship of Bradford Bulls. Provident signed a four-year deal to sponsor the Bulls in 2013 and has appointed Leeds-based Banana Kick to focus on engaging
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Deals agreed for Skipton town centre properties
Property specialist Dacres Commercial has completed a hat-trick of property deals in Skipton town centre. The company has let more than 2,000 sq ft on the second floor of Craven Hall, a Victorian building on the junction of Sackville Street and
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Robin Hood pub at Silsden to reopen after makeover
A hostelry is set to reopen after a £170,000 makeover. Keighley MP and Government Minister Kris Hopkins will help celebrate the relaunch of the Robin Hood pub at Silsden with new leaseholders Darren and Sue Robinson. They have partly funded
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Morrisons raises £7m for Save the Children
Morrisons is celebrating its biggest and most successful charitable partnership after its efforts for Save The Children raised £7 million. The money raised by the Bradford-based supermarket will help fund the charity’s UK and emergency work in
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Child hurt in lorry crash
A toddler suffered a cut face when a car and a lorry crashed in Bradford yesterday. The child was a passenger in a grey Honda Civic which was in a collision with a blue Volvo truck in Manchester Road, near the junction with Croft Street, at about
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Bradford People’s Centre courses get launch at a new city venue
Bradford People’s Centre is re-locating. The group will start its six- week pilot programme at its new venue, Culture Fusion in Thornton Road, Bradford, with the help of Bradford Councillor John Godward at 11am on Wednesday. Drop-ins are being
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Connell and Ravenhill leave Bradford City for Northampton
Alan Connell and Ricky Ravenhill have left City to join League Two strugglers Northampton. New Cobblers boss Chris Wilder made the pair his first signings after they both passed medicals at the club this morning. Striker Connell scored nine
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UPDATED: Bradford City winger Bennett has ban reduced
Kyle Bennett's ban for his debut red card was this afternoon cut to one game after City appealed. The on-loan Doncaster winger was facing three matches out following the altercation with Preston's Neil Kilkenny, who was also dismissed by referee
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Lilycroft Road bigger building allowed
Bradford Council will allow the owners of a shop under construction in Lilycroft Road to build a bigger building than they were originally given permission for. Amir Aziz had applied for retrospective permission to increase the height of the new
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Bradford MP is given reassurance on cheques
A Bradford MP is fighting to safeguard the future use of cheques. David Ward has met Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander to discuss the situation. And he has been told the Government has confirmed it will ensure all payment methods,
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City hotel worker is shortlisted for award
A hotel worker has been shortlisted for an award which recognises and rewards hard-working people who make a positive impact on their place of work. Denise Nelson Gale, who works at The Midland Hotel, Bradford, will find out in April if she has
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Bradford Grammar School to perform forgotten JB Priestley classic Johnson over Jordan
Students at a Bradford school are preparing to perform a forgotten masterpiece by J.B Priestley - the first performance worldwide in 13 years. Despite the writer considering it the best theatre piece he had written, Johnson over Jordan was originally
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Have a say on 20mph limit move
People in Calderdale have one last chance to give their views on a plan to turn all residential areas into 20mph zones. The move is being considered by Calderdale Council and the deadline for people to have their say is tomorrow. Cabinet member
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‘Sign up for charity run’
Bradford people are urged to sign up for a charity run and raise money for the Stroke Association. The Resolution Run – which features 5k, 10k or 15k options – is on March 2 in Temple Newsam, near Leeds. Entry costs £12.50 and all runners receive
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Road safety initiative in classrooms
Tong and Wyke PCSO Denis Bennett has been working with ward councillors to deliver a road safety initiative to schoolchildren. Pupils at Shirley Manor Primary, Appleton Academy and Worthinghead Primary took part in the Neighbourhood Policing Team's
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A taste of Victorian life for students
Pupils had a chance to taste what it was like to be a person living in the 19th century. The ten and 11-year-olds at Sutton C of E Primary school, near Keighley, took part in a Victorian Day and turned up for class dressed for the part. “They
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Haworth in Bloom meeting
A group set up to revive Haworth’s contributions to Yorkshire in Bloom will be meeting in the village again next month. The Haworth in Bloom gathering will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday, February 5, at Haworth Old Hall Pub, in Sun Street.
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Collapsed wall forces 16-week road closure in Cottingley
Bradford Council will start essential repair work on a collapsed wall on North Bank Road, Cottingley, on Monday, February 10. The road will be closed to vehicles so that the work, which is expected to last 16 weeks, can be carried out as quickly
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Bradford man who smelled of cannabis is fined by police
A man was fined after he visited a West Bowling shop stinking of cannabis. The man was stopped outside a shop on Tuesday by a PCSO who could smell the pungent drug on him. He was detained and found to be in possession of a small amount of the
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Silsden church puts petals to the pedal for Tour displays
Petal power will inspire the Tour de France cyclists as they race through Silsden next summer. Village churchgoers are making dozens of living tributes to the riders as part of a flower festival with a difference. The members of Silsden Methodist
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Kirklees Tories: sell art not on public display
Some of Kirklees Council’s art treasures should be sold off to fund frontline services, its Conservative group has said. Conservative deputy leader, Councillor David Hall, said Kirklees Council owned more than £30m in art and other artefacts, some
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Hospital staff report more assaults
The number of incidents of violence and aggression reported in Bradford hospitals has increased. Medical director Professor Clive Kay said Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust urged people to report incidents to make improvements.
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Charity plea for helpers
Barnardo’s is appealing for people in Bradford to consider giving up a little time to raise money to help vulnerable children. The children’s charity needs fundraising volunteers to support projects across the city that work with disadvantaged
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Bradford's ‘Forgotten Saint’ to be honoured
A walk on Saturday to commemorate Bishop Blaise, known as “Bradford’s forgotten saint”, will call at the Lord Clyde, on Thornton Road, for participants to sample some bread and dripping. Glyn Watkins, who is organising the walk, was delighted when
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Pancake day races will be flipping great
The annual Ilkley Rotary Pancake Races take place along The Grove in Ilkley on Shrove Tuesday – Tuesday, March 4. The Pancake races start at 10.45am and the last race will take place around 1pm The event will see more than 200 school children competing
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Petition on streets to save Ilkley’s Manor House Museum and Art Gallery
Efforts to save Ilkley’s Manor House Museum and Art Gallery are being stepped up with a petition calling on Bradford Council to spare the services. With just three weeks remaining until Bradford Council meets to finalise cost-cutting budgets for
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Problems with seeing GPs are to be tackled
The main concern of patients in Kirklees is why they struggle to get an appointment with their GP. An investigation by consumer watchdog Healthwatch Kirklees considered the responses of more than 400 patients over the last six months. The investigation
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Bradford planning file
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Cottingley: demolition of existing garage and conservatory and construction of single-storey rear extension, 36 Beckfield Road. Cottingley: loft conversion with front and
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Electronic act Rejections set to light up the Fuse
Electronic artist Rejections will be playing at Bradford’s new art space on Saturday. The musician, whose real name is Michael Hann, will be performing at Fuse Art Space, in Rawson Place, from 3pm to 6pm. Entry is free and DJs will be playing music
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Keighley group to host event to benefit people with autism
A Keighley support group for people with autism is marking its relaunch with a spring ball. The Keighley and Branch of the National Autistic Society is celebrating its third birthday and the recruitment of a new committee. It will host the
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Keighley chief Sheffield: Fixtures favour us in survival battle
Graeme Sheffield believes Keighley have an easier run-in than their main rivals in the Yorkshire One relegation scrap. His side have boosted their survival hopes by halving the 14-point deficit between themselves and third-from-bottom Pontefract
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Man arrested over breach of prison licence
Police arrested a man in Bradford yesterday for breaching the terms of his prison licence. Aaron Thompson, 24, was arrested in Manningham and will be recalled to prison.
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Neighbours in Cullingworth fire scare
A neighbour alerted a homeowner in Cullingworth to a fire in their roof yesterday. Fire crews from Bingley and Haworth were called to a semi-detached on South Road after workmen using a blowlamp to fix a leak on the roof had unwittingly started
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It’s up to the parents to take control
The revelations that guns, knives, alcohol and drugs were confiscated from pupils at Bradford schools will quite rightly outrage anyone. The fact that several of these confiscations and incidents involved children at primary schools is all the
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
From the T&A... 25 years ago: Terry Dolan was sacked as manager of Bradford City FC, his two-year reign ending just days after the club lost 2-1 to Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round. 50 years ago: A Baildon man appealed to workers on
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Bradford Bulls new boy Carvell out to play long game
Garreth Carvell laughs off the suggestion that he could hang up his boots in two years’ time. That is when his contract expires and the Bulls prop is keen to move into coaching when he retires. Thus he will look to gain as much coaching experience
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Keighley Cougars rocked by Lindsay injury absence
New Cougars recruit Ash Lindsay will miss the start of the season after suffering a partial shoulder dislocation that will rule him out for up to six weeks. The loose forward, a close-season signing from Batley Bulldogs, sustained the injury during
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Schoolgirl's fundraising in memory of great grandma
A youngster from Wilsden has raised £250 for a Marie Curie hospice by holding two events in memory of her great-grandma. Georgina Mathers, ten, held a shopping night and ran a stall at her school’s Christmas fair, selling a host of knick knacks
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Humanist ceremonies 'are perfect way to say goodbye’
More than ten million Coronation Street viewers watched terminally-ill Hayley Cropper take her own life last week – and the soap is expecting similar ratings for her funeral tomorrow. The funeral is to be a humanist ceremony – which was meticulously
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George Galloway condemns parlianemtary hopeful as 'rancid'
Respect MP George Galloway has joined a row over a Liberal Democrat who tweeted a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad. Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate Maajid Nawaz, a Muslim, sparked controversy when he posted a cartoon of the
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District continues to face cuts while Tory councils in south gain funding
Councils in the constituencies of some Conservative ministers have gained funding, a new analysis shows – while Bradford suffers. Six members of David Cameron’s frontbench team are in seats where councils are enjoying boosts to their ‘spending
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Bradford Council's parking revenue from fines falls by 40%
Revenue generated by Bradford Council-issued parking tickets has dropped nearly 40 per cent in the past four years, according to new figures. During the 2009/10 financial year, the local authority raised more than £1.7 million by handing out Penalty
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Chellow Grange neighbours fined for loud music
A couple who played dance music so loud it was a nuisance to their next-door neighbour have been fined by magistrates. Richard Whittaker, 27, and Stacey Fairhurst, 24, had their hi-fi system turned up so loud the neighbour’s interior wall vibrated
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Colleges join scheme to help those who don't speak English
Colleges in the district are taking part in a new scheme that could help integrate Bradford’s non-English speakers into the wider community. Shipley College, Bradford College, Craven College and Forster College are among a consortium of schools
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Bolton Woods woman admits smashing flat windows
A woman smashed two double glazed windows at her third floor Accent Housing flat after drinking a litre of vodka, Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday. Samantha Harrison, 29, of Stanwick House, Allison Lane, Bolton Woods, Bradford
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MG's style shows the marque is ready for good times again
MG has had something of a chequered history in recent years. Formed in 1924, it was a much-loved brand which produced exciting sports cars at relatively affordable prices. After various ownerships (BMW, British Aerospace among others) it all
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Bradford Bulls: Why Fred Robinson was more than just a kitman
Fred Robinson was a legendary figure at Bradford Northern/Bulls during his long spell as kitman between 1964 and 2005. Gary Tasker, who worked as the club’s general manager for 18 years, pays tribute to Fred after his recent passing. I had the
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Heating-link system bid for Bradford Council buildings
Ambitious plans by Bradford Council to create a cutting-edge heating system linking multiple Council offices are being backed by the Government. The Council is to get part of a £1.9m grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
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Little Horton man racially abused neighbour
A man who racially abused and threatened a neighbour has been given a suspended prison sentence. Austin Brayford, 36, of Sawrey Place, Little Horton, Bradford, admitted causing racially aggravated fear of violence by words towards Jude Chiemeka
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Congolese violence is highlighted in refugees' campaign
The continued struggle of two Congolese refugees living in Bradford to fight atrocities at home has secured the attention of Foreign Secretary William Hague. Ben Mussanzi and wife Kongosi, both 60, of Undercliffe, are leading a campaign to end
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Grand National winner Auroras Encore retires after fracturing leg
Last year’s Grand National hero, Bingley-trained Auroras Encore, has been retired after fracturing a leg. The 12-year-old was a shock 66-1 winner of the Aintree feature for trainer Sue Smith last April, but had failed to hit the mark in three subsequent
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Barrett Steel Group bounces back with healthy profits
Profits at Bradford-based steel stockholder Barrett Steel Group bounced back last year in the face of challenging trading conditions and the company remains confident about future prospects. The UK’s largest private steel stockholder, whose head
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Why Swift Sport has MINI in its sights
MINI performance for hatchback money? Try a Suzuki. OK, so the MINI remains top of the tree for people wanting a premium hatchback with style and verve but there are plenty of rivals chomping at its heels. Audi, of course, and Citroen with its
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Darby comes clean over value of Davies to Bradford City
Stephen Darby paid tribute to the returning Andrew Davies after City’s first clean sheet in nearly three months. Tuesday’s shut-out against Preston ended a 12-game run when they have failed to stop the opposition from scoring. The goalless
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Queen back in all her majesty at Keighley's Cliffe Castle
A fully-restored portrait of Queen Victoria has finally returned home to Cliffe Castle Museum in Keighley after vanishing for more than 70 years. The historic painting by Lowes Cato Dickinson is a rare image of the then recently-widowed Queen and
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Dad wins right to see report into rape of his son, 10, by killer Stephen Ayre
A father’s wait of almost eight years to see a full report about the brutal murderer who raped his ten-year-old son is finally over. The man, with the help of MP Philip Davies, has been pushing since 2006 to see the full outcome of the probation
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Concern at plans to move dementia care ward from Airedale Hospital to Lynfield Mount in Bradford
Plans to shift a specialist dementia care ward from Airedale Hospital to Bradford have come under attack. Bradford District Care Trust wants to move Ward 24 to Lynfield Mount Hospital, in Daisy Hill, Bradford. The Reverend David Griffiths,
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Bradford Bulls: Joint injury a pain for Kearney as he looks set to miss start of season
Brett Kearney will not take any risks as he bids to return from an injury which is likely to rule him out of the start of the season. The Bulls full back is currently sidelined as he recovers from an operation on his sternoclavicular joint, which
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Inspectors give Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre a clean bill of health
A Bradford NHS treatment centre has been given a clean bill of health in a national quality audit. Eccleshill NHS Treatment Centre received a routine inspection from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the independent regulator of all health and
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Holme Wood Christian centre worker raided bank accounts of vulnerable adults
A greedy Bradford teenager working for a Christian organisation betrayed the trust of vulnerable adults to raid their bank accounts, a court heard. Mohammed Awais, 18, used his position as a trainee project advice assistant with the Hope Christian
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Bradford district care staff given respect reminder at Dignity Action Day event at Keighley
Small gestures can make all the difference in making sure health and care staff treat elderly people with the dignity they deserve, a campaigner has said. Jean Walker, Bradford’s older people’s champion, said asking people whether they preferred
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Cottingley road to be closed as 16-week repair scheme is launched
Bradford Council is set to start essential repair work on a collapsed wall on North Bank Road, Cottingley. The road will be closed to vehicles so that the work, expected to last 16 weeks, can be carried out from Monday, February 10. Traffic
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One gun and six knives found in Bradford primary schools
Guns, knives, drugs and booze have been seized from pupils at Bradford schools. And one of the eight guns and six of the 16 knives found were even in the possession of primary age children, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. More than
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No surprises over staffing concerns at BRI
Staffing issues at Bradford Royal Infirmary highlighted by a watchdog did not come as a surprise to bosses at the Trust running it, who had been working on improving the situation before inspectors visited last year. Bradford Teaching Hospitals
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Drug dealers jailed after police operation
Three Bradford drug dealers nabbed by undercover police sting Operation Stalebank have been locked up for a total of more than 13 years. Mohammed Mushtaq, Brian Davis and Khadim Hussain were caught peddling Class A drugs on the streets of Bradford
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Keighley mum praises Haworth Riding for the Disabled group
A proud mum has spoken of how a riding for the disabled group has transformed her young son’s life. Lisa Hinett said Haworth RDA had achieved fantastic things with 13-year-old Noah, which she and her husband Gary could not have hoped for. “
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Pilot project set to help offenders with learning difficulties
Probation staff in Bradford have linked up with a charity in a pilot project to help offenders with learning difficulties. The scheme is already getting the lives of such offenders back on track, to the benefit of the public. West Yorkshire
