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Will Brighouse Town's game of leapfrog continue?
Brighouse Town climbed above Albion Sports in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division on Saturday, and will leapfrog their other local rivals, Thackley, with a win at lowly Parkgate tomorrow night. Fifth-placed Town’s hosts
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Bulls away shirt available at league opener
Bradford Bulls' away shirt for 2014 will be officially launched on Sunday, February 16 – the day they are due to start their First Utility Super League campaign. The new jersey, designed and produced by Australian-based shirt suppliers ISC, will
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Cellino's Leeds United takeover is no closer
Italian businessman Massimo Cellino’s bid to take control of Leeds United appears to be in danger after it emerged today that his legal representatives had been escorted from the club’s Elland Road premises. The fast-moving soap opera that unfolded
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McDermott: Team I prepared to face Huddersfield was altered overnight
Brian McDermott revealed the Leeds United team he had prepared on Friday for the match with Huddersfield Town was changed overnight following his apparent dismissal. McDermott, who returned to training today and now appears to have been reinstated
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Yorkshire captain Gale to head home for spell of physio
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale is to cut short his stay in Australia because of a hip injury. The left-handed batsman will return to England later this week in order to undergo treatment from the county’s new physio, former Spen Victoria batsman
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West Bowling blown off course by penalty
West Bowling bowed out of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup with a 1-0 quarter-final defeat at home to Leeds side HT Sports. More wet weather caused over three-quarters of the scheduled Bradford Sunday Alliance League matches and associated
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Four armed shop raids are linked by Bradford police
The men responsible for a string on armed robberies in Cullingworth, Oxenhope and Halifax targeted two Bradford petrol stations just minutes earlier, police have revealed. And detectives have now issued an appeal for anyone with information about
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More misery as rain intervenes
Just one match survived as West Riding County Amateur League clubs’ valiant attempts to get their pitches playable were thwarted by the weather. A full programme of league and county cup games were scheduled but work done by groundsmen during the
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Want to be a bowls referee?
Potential referees can attend a series of seminars aimed at crown green bowlers interested in learning the laws of the game. These are being held at Bradley & Colnebridge WMC in Huddersfield on three successive Thursdays – February 27, March
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Hot prospect Wear walks it
Redcar’s Ben Wear established a new record when he completed the seven-lap course of Adwalton Moor near Drighlington on Sunday in 44minutes 28seconds, lapping the rest of the field in the process. He won the 10,000m race by 16 minutes from runner-up
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 4, Pudsey 3; Eastbrook 2, Princeville A 5; Princeville B 5, Great Horton 2. Breaks: S Kershaw (Princeville B) 52, 42; J McEachran (Eastbrook) 48; T Kershaw (Princeville
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Old Modernians flattened by Hill hat-trick
Old Modernians Fourths were overwhelmed 4-0 at new Division Four leaders Churwell Lions in one of just three Yorkshire Amateur League matches to escape the poor weekend weather. The first half finished scoreless as sixth-placed Old Mods held their
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Spen Valley League left weather-beaten
All scheduled Spen Valley League matches were called off at the weekend as the ongoing bad weather left pitches unplayable.
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Fears raised over Winter Olympics slopestyle course
Seamus O’Connor, who will compete for Ireland in the snowboard halfpipe and slopestyle events at Sochi 2014, has raised concerns over the safety of the slopestyle course at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. O’Connor claimed the course was “pretty dangerous
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Santander halts declining UK profits
High street bank Santander halted falling profits at its UK arm last year after its retail division bounced back with a 27 per cent surge in earnings. The Spanish-owned group saw profits in the retail bank jump to £1.6 billion in 2013 as Government
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Woman who fell to her death from Keighley car park is named
A woman who plunged to her death from a multi-storey car park in Keighley on Saturday was today named as Lorna Clymo. The 42-year-old, of North Street, Haworth, suffered extensive head injuries in the fall from the Airedale Shopping Centre car
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Judge Shaun Spencer praises Bradford Crown Court on his retirement
Distinguished criminal and civil judge Shaun Spencer QC today praised Bradford’s Crown Court as “one of the finest buildings on the circuit” at a tribute ceremony to mark his retirement after more than four decades in the legal profession. Judge
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Bradford Council wrong not to back HS2 says Minister on visit to Pudsey station
Bradford Council is “wrong” in not supporting “vitally important” high-speed rail scheme HS2, according to Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. He said there were clear local benefits to the £46 billion project, during a visit to the area today
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Take chance to speak to Police and Crime Commissioner
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson will hold a public surgery in Shipley on February 14 giving an opportunity for people to discuss policing and crime issues with the man who oversees policing across the county.
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Eddisons boss confident of auction market in 2014
Property agent Eddisons sold more than £60 million worth of property at auction last year with an average clearance of 81 per cent of the lots. The firm which has a Bradford office, is confident about prospects for 2014 as it prepares for the first
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Bradford social enterprise nominated for award
A Bradford-based social enterprise providing a financial lifeline to businesses has been nominated for a national award for its impact on the community. The Business Enterprise Fund has been shortlisted in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
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Happy way to holiday
As the most romantic night in the calendar fast approaches, thousands of couples will be booking an overnight escape – and with Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday this year, many might make a whole weekend away of it. But spending 48 hours in
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A summertime deluge
On Wednesday, July 1, 1914, Bradford was subjected to a terrific bombardment of thunder and lightning, accompanied by “one of the heaviest rainfalls in the city’s history,” according to that Friday’s Bradford Weekly Telegraph. The First World War
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Case reveals some personal secrets
Charlaine Harris – Shakespeare’s Counselor (Orion, £7.99) *** In the fifth Lily Bard mystery, Lily finds herself involved in a murder case which, to her horror, begins to unravel her own secrets. Lily attends a therapy group to help her get over
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World's cities come alive in 3D
My Pop-up City Atlas by Jonathan Litton and Stephen Waterhouse Templar Publishing, £14.99 The history of three-dimensional books reportedly goes back to the 13th century when Benedictine monk Matthew Paris included in his illuminated history,
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Skate champion’s ice show glides in to theatre
Olympic champion and head judge on ITV’s Dancing On Ice, Robin Cousins has hand-picked the greatest ice skaters from around the globe to bring his incredible new production to life. Running at The Alhambra from tomorrow to Sunday, ICE features a soundtrack
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Praise for Heaton nursing home worker who quelled blaze
Firefighters have praised the quick thinking of a nursing home worker who quelled a blaze. The fire started in a jet oven in the kitchens of the Well Springs Nursing Home, Leylands Lane, Heaton, at about 11.30pm last night. Crews from Shipley
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Fall in love with the outdoors
Avoid the cliched and overpriced dinner this Valentine’s Day, and treat your loved one to a much more inspiring garden-themed gift. No, not a bunch of red roses – a day out at one of the country’s beautiful romantic gardens. From the soft,
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The sky’s the limit for thrills at the York Gliding Centre
Imagine being in a big plastic egg balanced on a giant perspex ruler thousands of feet above York Minster and praying quietly that the laws of physics will keep you aloft. That’s gliding – and it’s absolutely brilliant. When we board an aeroplane
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Time flies – but where is the fun?
“It seems like only yesterday that we were in Edinburgh.” It was at this time last year that we spent a weekend in the Scottish capital and my husband was commenting on the past 12 months having flown by. I agreed – I’m constantly struck by
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Not time to judge
SIR – Re ‘Hospital Food Poor’ (Letters, January 27). This judgement has been passed on just an overnight stay which would presumably be evening meal and breakfast. Hardly sufficient data to judge, surely. I spent four-and-a-half weeks in BRI and
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Suspend foreign aid
SIR – In many parts of this country, areas have been subject to severe flooding, some areas for a second or third time. In the last week or so, just in time for a minister’s visit, huge pumps were installed in the Somerset Levels which are merely
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The meaning of libel
SIR – I don’t understand the point of Alan Holdsworth’s letter, (‘Banks and Thatcher’, Letters, January 30). I agree absolutely with much of what he says about that woman, the poll tax etc, always bearing in mind that one man’s poll tax could be
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Where money went
SIR – Mike Pollard (Letters, January 28) makes some interesting points about increases in spending on public services under the 1997-2010 Labour Government. Labour came into power in 1997, after 18 years of Conservative governments. For the first two
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Bradford MP David Ward backs healthy eating campaign
A Bradford MP has been meeting takeaway owners to encourage a reduction in people putting salt on their meals. The ‘salt pot swap’ provides takeaways with replacement salt shakers with fewer holes to reduce the amount of salt customers have on
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Groups in Bingley celebrate Skipton Building Society 'Big 160' success
Bingley-based groups The Friends of Prince of Wales Park and Bingley Allotment Association are celebrating after being chosen as winners of Skipton Building Society’s “Big 160”. They have triumphed in its Grassroots Giving initiative after winning
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Look at the results
SIR – I had thought the ludicrous (and Tory-inspired) nonsense that ‘Labour caused the financial crash’ was concluded . Apparently not. Mike Pollard (Letters, January 28) seems determined to tar the former Government as big spenders. He will get
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Stop the payments
SIR – I must support your reader, D S Boyes (Letters, January 29), and say that I also see no reason, even in good times, for Bradford ratepayers to provide more than £700,000 towards the cost of trade union activities in Bradford. How many nurses
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Roses with a message of peace for Bradford
Peace campaigners have handed out 1,000 roses in Bradford each carrying a message of peace. Ibrar Hussain, of the Save the Mothers Trust, who helped organised the multi-faith celebration in City Park, invited guests including civic and religious dignitaries
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Sufficient safeguards on NHS data vital
SIR – Big Brother is watching you and wants your NHS information. The NHS is about to centralise all patient data including NHS numbers, postcodes, dates of birth and so on, the first time this has been done. The NHS and social care information
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Thanks for care
SIR – May I through your letters page thank the teams at BRI for the kindly care I received at ICU, HDU, Ward 30 a while ago and recently Ward 29. Also the paramedics and ambulance attendants who are first on the scene to get you there swiftly and
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Listen to the public
SIR – Why does the Council need a consultation on the markets? All they need to do is shop in town instead of a supermarket, take a tape recorder with them and personally talk to all the traders at both markets? Get shoppers involved for their
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Distorted history
SIR – I am writing to express surprise at the distorted history of the Great War (‘Deaths Unforgivable’, Letters, January 22). In 1914, the British Government declared war on Germany as part of our alliance with France and Russia. The BEF took
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Patients’ voice heard
Patients’ voice heard SIR – I must point out to Karl Dallas (Letters, January 27) that there has been patient voice in the NHS since Community Health Councils were abolished. In 2003, this is when I became involved with Patient and Public Involvement
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Help get more back from criminals
SIR – I read your editorial regarding confiscations under the Proceeds of Crime Act and how satisfying it is to see that a court ordered £170,000 to be paid back by criminals who were part of an international criminal ring (T&A, January 25).
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Trip that could harm your child
The message is simple: belt up but don’t light up. Smokers could argue that, with limited places to enjoy a cigarette, their car is their sanctuary – but what if there are children on the backseat? A recent amendment to the Children and Families
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
25 years ago: Bradford’s two main hospitals, Bradford Royal Infirmary and St Luke’s, both announced plans to declare independence under radical new NHS reforms, allowing both to form their own self-governing hospital trusts. 50 years ago: Jimmy
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Hope that problems are over
On the face of it, introducing the 111 medical helpline for non-emergency but nevertheless somewhat urgent calls was a good one. Far too many people were resorting to calling 999 with medical problems because they didn’t know what else to do, but
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A problem that must be tackled
It is widely accepted that obesity is a ticking timebomb that could lead to an explosion of all manner of health problems, and that the Bradford district does have some problems in this regard. The true extent of the level of inactivity, according
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Cummins vows to right Bradford Bulls wrongs
Francis Cummins branded his team’s defensive display a “disgrace” as the Bulls shipped 12 tries during yesterday’s 66-10 home defeat to Castleford. The head coach pointed an accusing finger at his players after Daryl Powell’s side ran amok during
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Policing commissioner holds surgery in Shipley
Mark Burns-Williamson, Police and Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire, will be holding a public surgery in Shipley on February 14. It is an opportunity to discuss policing and crime issues with the man who oversees policing across the county.
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Burst main disruption in Bradford city centre
A burst water main caused disruption on a busy road in the city centre yesterday. The B6144 Westgate, in Bradford, had to be closed to traffic while contractors tackled the problem. In the course of the day, the full road closure was reduced to
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Prom night raises funds for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
More than 100 people enjoyed a charity prom night in Keighley, staged to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The event at Keighley Rugby Union Club was arranged by staff from Cross Hills Co-op and raised £1,115. Sutton resident Joyce
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Environment Agency cuts a threat to waste enforcement, says Bradford councillor
Looming cuts to Environment Agency jobs are “a concern” for waste enforcement work in Bradford. Coun Andrew Thornton, the Council's executive member for the environment, said the cuts could hit improvements made over recent months. Coun Thornton
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Bradford churches urged to invest in solar energy
Churches across the Bradford Diocese are being encouraged to go green by fitting solar panels to help pay for their upkeep. St Matthew’s Church in Bankfoot has put in for planning permission to mount 16 solar panels on its stone roof and is waiting
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New Inn at Denholme is named Pub of the Season by CAMRA
Beer experts at CAMRA have crowned the re-born New Inn at Denholme as Bradford district’s Pub of the Season due to its fine ale and true family atmosphere. Owned by Sean and Kirsty Garvey, who live in the detached stone pub with their five children
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Hollywood meets Bollywood ball for Bradford Hospitals Childrens Charity
Bradford Hospitals Children's Charity has a Hollywood meets Bollywood Ball at the Midland Hotel on Saturday, March 29. Tickets cost £25 and include a three-course meal, DJ, quiz and entertainment from singer Hussnain Lahori. Tickets are available
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Scrap Magic pop-up shop returns to Bradford city centre
Scrap Magic is popping up in Bradford city centre again this half-term to give families plenty of creative fun. The shop, usually based in Eccleshill, is run through Bradford Community Environment Project and sells craft materials at cost price
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Bradford Bike Hub encourages more students to take up cycling
A one-stop-shop designed to get more students on their bikes is celebrating a successful first year. The Bradford Bike Hub runs from Bradford College’s Garden Mills building on Westholme Street. Although it is open to all, it is mainly aimed
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Learning to read with our hands at Bradford Special School
A Bradford special school now has its own “tactile books” for blind pupils, thanks to a grant by a local company. Chellow Heights Special School on Thorn Lane will be able to develop a library of the specialised books so the 60 blind and visually
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Swimmers triumph at gala final in Bingley
Pupils from Myrtle Park Primary swam their way to triumph at the Bingley Swimming Club Schools’ Gala Final. A dozen primary schools had battled their way to the final and three secondary schools were competing at Shipley Pool yesterday. Despite
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Group is set up to give help to hospice in Bradford
A fundraising group in Thornton, Bradford, has been set up to help raise money and awareness of the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford and the Marie Curie nursing service. The group’s first meeting will be held at The New Inn on February 11 from 6.30pm
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Bradford City urged to keep calm and carry on
Phil Parkinson has called for calmness as City head into a run of games that could define their campaign. Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Wolves leaves them seven points above the drop zone and still with only one win in four months. Nathan Doyle also
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‘Hub’ plan for derelict school in Shipley
A derelict special school in Shipley is one step closer to finding a second life as a community environmental hub. The former Heaton Royds School, on Redburn Drive, closed since 2010, was one of the first buildings to be granted “community asset
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'Please help me raise funds to buy lifesaving vest'
A brave 20-year-old with a chronic lung disease is pleading with Bradford people to help her buy vital medical equipment which could transform her life. Holly May Humphrey desperately needs money so she can keep a special ‘Vest’ which helps her
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Bradford hospitals to introduce online pregnancy records
Mums-to-be in Bradford will soon be able to access their pregnancy notes in their own home. Starting this month, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will become one of the first hospitals in the country to introduce a paperless maternity
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Five motorists fined for using bus lane
Five motorists were fined during a bus lane enforcement exercise in Shipley. On Thursday afternoon, officers from the Shipley Neighbourhood Policing Team took part in an exercise on Bradford Road, issuing five tickets. They warned they would be returning
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Steeton Male Voice Choir accompanist Anne Mott to retire
Steeton Male Voice Choir’s long-serving accompanist Anne Mott is to retire next summer. Her importance to the choir was highlighted at the group’s annual meeting. Spokesman Eric Parker said: “We are extremely fortunate to have Pat Jones to
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Still time to enter T&A Happy Tots competition
The search for children to enter this year’s Happy Tots competition has entered its final week. Parents are running out of time to enter their child in the annual search for Bradford's bonniest baby or toddler. The competition, run by the Telegraph
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Remembering 12 who died in coach bombing
The 40th anniversary of a coach bombing which killed 12 people was marked with a memorial service yesterday. Nine soldiers, a woman and two children travelling in the Armed Forces’ vehicle died as a result of the IRA blast shortly after midnight
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Charity offers a window on homelessness with Bradford bistro display
People passing by Forster’s Bistro in Bradford City Park on Saturday saw a glimpse of real street life in its window. The deli and bistro loaned out its window space for the day to the city’s Emmaus charity to profile the plight of Bradford’s homeless
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Things can only get better for Bradford Bulls
Bradford Bulls 10, Castleford Tigers 66 As Francis Cummins and Daryl Powell fulfilled their media duties after yesterday’s match, there was a quick exchange between the rival coaches. “Well played Daryl, you were very good today,” said Cummins
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Doyle dismissal could step up Bradford City changes
Wolves 2, City 0 Nathan Doyle got his timing completely wrong. The timing of the tackle that made his early exit inevitable was well off; already on a booking, lunging in late on Kevin McDonald gave referee Scott Duncan no choice but to dust
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Apartments at £22m flagship city development 'left to rot'
An iconic Bradford apartment building is being “left to rot” just eight years after it was described as a flagship regeneration project for the city, according to a group of the property’s leaseholders. The Gatehaus, off Leeds Road in Little Germany
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Arrest after ‘home alone’ child fears in Bradford
A man has been arrested after concerns were raised about a “home alone” child in Bradford. Police responded to information and attended an address in the Barkerend area of the city, where they found a four-year-old. Officers later arrested
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Sparks fly over electric car charger for Baildon
Sparks are flying over a recent decision to install a free-to-use electric car charger in Baildon at a cost of £3,500 to the common purse. Residents have taken to the internet to voice concerns after ward councillor Debbie Davies revealed there
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Baildon villagers’ victory in community green space battle
The fight to secure the future of treasured green space in Baildon has come to a happy conclusion. Residents of Hoyle Court and Kirklands, with the help of Baildon town councillors, have convinced Bradford Council to hand over an area of green
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Work to reduce odours from Bradford firm AWM is hailed a success
Work to stem odours from a Bradford waste site has been hailed “an outstanding success.” The Environment Agency has pledged to continue to work with AWM after responding to hundreds of calls about the Canal Road site. A spokesman for the company
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Cononley and Farnhill councillors call for action at accident blackspot
Councillors from two villages between Keighley and Skipton have united to call for work to be carried out at an accident blackspot. The Cononley Lane Ends junction on the A629 has long been a concern for residents living in Farnhill and Cononley
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Morrisons online sales ‘better than we expected’
The boss of Morrisons’ new online grocery operation says today’s launch of deliveries to the Bradford-based retailer’s heartland will put it nearly halfway towards reaching half of UK households by the end of this year. Delivery vans started rolling
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Older women are ‘not past cancer risk’, warns new campaign
Women in Bradford over the age of 70 are being told not to assume they are past getting breast cancer. Public health figures showed there were 109 cases of the disease registered among that age group across the Bradford district in 2011, and 36
