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McDermott keen for football focus at Leeds United
Brian McDermott is looking forward to “the football breaking out again” with Leeds after the most turbulent week of his Elland Road reign. The manager was sacked and reinstated as confusion over who was in control of the West Yorkshire club saw
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Bees needs to be busier if they are to survive - veteran fly half Greaves
Bradford & Bingley are hoping that additional fitness work can prove a catalyst in their survival bid. The Bees are in a relegation place in SSE National League Three North but have won two of their last three matches to halve their ten-point
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Otley are still awaiting appeal result after RFU ruling over points deduction
Otley Rugby Union Football Club are still waiting to hear the outcome of their appeal over a deduction of five league points. The hearing was in Stourbridge a week last Tuesday, and Otley’s secretary Marc Lawrence admitted: “I am extremely surprised
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Andrew Davies column: I’m sure Oliver will be main man again after leaving Bradford City
Andrew Davies column It was a shame to say goodbye to Luke Oliver because he’s a really good friend of mine. Luke has been a fantastic servant for the club and it was a pleasure playing and training with him. He’s a great bloke. I loved
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Avenue boss Deacey is relishing test against 'the master'
Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey is looking forward to Saturday’s Skrill North clash with Lee Sinnott’s Altrincham - perhaps more than most matches. The managers are great friends and have worked together in the past. Deacey learned his
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Choices remain limited for Wharfedale selectors
Wharfedale coach Jon Feeley remains upbeat, despite his side’s continuing selection problems. Injuries and holidays have continued to limit his options ahead of Saturday’s home game with SSE National League One’s bottom team Hull Ionians. The
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Top duel at the Dual Seal Stadium
Two of last season’s Toolstation Northern Counties East League title contenders go head to head at the Dual Seal Stadium on Saturday. Brighouse Town host Bridlington Town but there is not as much riding on their Premier Division clashes this term
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Farsley's confidence intact ahead of tough task
Farsley face a stern test at one of their promotion rivals on Saturday as they head into Lancashire for a roses clash with Bamber Bridge. The Preston-based outfit currently occupy the final Division One North play-off place (fifth) in the Evo-Stik
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Angling lines
BRADFORD CITY AA With the weather wet and windy, and with rivers high, there have been few members out fishing and no remarkable catches to report. Six anglers braved bitterly cold and windy weather at Staveley Lakes on Saturday to fish the club
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Wibsey don’t want a cup slip-up to Upton
A number of sides in the Bradford area are in knockout action this weekend as they compete in the BARLA ACE Insurance National Cup second round. Wibsey Warriors are at home to Pennine League Championship Division outfit Upton in what could be a
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Nap hand of postponements frustrates Bower
Guiseley boss Mark Bower is hoping his side finally get to play on home soil this year when Worcester City visit on Saturday. The last time the Lions played at home was on December 21 against Altrincham in Skrill Conference North. Since then
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Silsden hoping for rare outing
It may be the second Saturday in the second month of the year but Silsden are looking to see meaningful action for only the second time in 2014 this weekend. The Cobbydalers are hoping that the worst of the wet weather has passed as they gear up
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Former police chief Allan Doherty's election bid
Keighley’s former police chief is to contest a seat on Bradford Council. Allan Doherty has been selected by the Tories to fight Keighley East, on May 22. The ward includes East Morton, where he has lived for the past ten years. Mr Doherty
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RFU deny move for Burgess
England head coach Stuart Lancaster has denied that an approach has been made for rugby league international Sam Burgess. Reports have said that former Bulls star Burgess has agreed to a move part-funded by the Rugby Football Union at the end of
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Chancellor says 'impressive' Silsden firm is part of national manufacturing recovery
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne told staff at a global engineering firm based in Silsden they were an example of a national recovery in manufacturing. Mr Osborne was a guest of Advanced Actuators, which makes complex hydraulic machinery
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Bradford City: Stewart decision put back again
City’s wait to hear the Mark Stewart verdict goes on after the deadline was extended once again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport have adjourned the date of their decision for a second time. Due to be announced tomorrow, it has now been put back
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Keighley store provides food to Oxenhope children
A Keighley supermarket is helping keep children in Oxenhope fuelled up for play. The Sainsbury’s has provided fresh fruit and raisins for youngsters at Oxenhope Pre-School Group. Parents are collecting the Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers which
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Alan Titchmarsh to sign new book at Cleckheaton Town Hall
Gardener and author Alan Titchmarsh is to appear at Cleckheaton Town Hall to discuss his new novel Bring Me Home. The book is described as a “captivating tale of betrayal, mystery and romance” to add to Titchmarsh’s award-winning collection of
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World War One soldier's story at Keighley history society meeting
A military historian will speak at the next meeting of Keighley and District Local History Society. Keighley-born Tim Lynch will speak about his research into his Uncle Harold, who fought in the First World War, on Wednesday at 7.30pm upstairs
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Books to help Skipton pupils with reading
Primary school children are reading their way to success. A total of £5,000 has been spent on reading books for Skipton Parish Church Primary School, using money left to the school by former governor Barbara Barrett. “Miss Barrett was a foundation
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Police hunt for Bradford burglar on prison recall
Police are hunting a Bradford burglar wanted on recall to prison. Hafeez Hanif, 27, of Lidget Green, Bradford, was convicted of burglary early last year and police are keen to find him. Detective Inspector Ben McDonald, of Bradford CID, said
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Four Silsden groups entertain at new-look town hall opening
Four well-known Silsden groups will entertain during the official opening of Silsden Town Hall on Saturday. Performing will be Silsden All Stars Majorettes (11.30am and 3.30pm), Silsden Singers (1.30pm), the Elisabeth Phillips School of Dance (
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Elderly woman airlifted to hospital after Skipton road accident
An elderly woman has been airlifted to hospital after she suffered serious injuries in an accident with a car in Skipton. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said the victim, who is aged in her 80s, was hit by a Nissan Micra as she crossed Gargrave
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Bradford Bulls tell Super League rivals: Our players are not for sale
The Bulls have today stressed they wish to keep their squad intact amid speculation linking Garreth Carvell with a move to Hull FC. The Black and Whites issued a statement on their official club website this morning saying that they had “been made
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Public are invited to be Airedale Hospital governors
Anyone seeking to become more involved in how Airedale General Hospital is run by becoming one of its governors is invited to one of two events to find out what it involves. The first Everything You Need to Know event is on Thursday, February 13
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England call for Silsden canoe slalomist Connor
Silsden teenager Connor Bailey has been selected to represent England in the Pan Celtic Cup canoe slalom event. The 15-year-old Bradford Grammar School pupil will be up against Irish, Scottish and Welsh competitors in the international team competition
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Rebekah's closing in on Commonwealth Games place
European youth weightlifting champion Rebekah Tiler has taken a massive step towards Commonwealth Games qualification. The 15-year-old from Denholme hit the qualifying standard for Glasgow this summer while winning the women’s 69kg bodyweight category
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Bradford man's mission to take aid to Syria
Bradford fundraiser Zia Malik has just returned from a hazardous five-day mission to war-torn Syria. The 30-year-old, who is a fundraising and volunteer manager for Islamic Relief’s northern branch working from the Carlisle Business Centre in Manningham
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Kiosk idea for toilets
The closed public toilet block at Skipton Bus Station could be turned into a kiosk. Leader of Craven District Council Coun Chris Knowles-Fitton (Cons) is pushing for the facility to be leased as a kiosk, but with one of the toilets converted for
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A grand gesture for hospital by Otley woman
A supermarket worker who gave up her locks for charity has handed over the proceeds to the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund. Otley Sainsbury’s employee Kate Hobson raised £1,240 for the fund, which supports Leeds General Infirmary’s children’s heart
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Time felt right for Barraclough exit from Keighley Cougars
Glenn Barraclough has wished Cougars well after admitting he was ready for a change following eight years on the club’s coaching staff. The long-serving assistant has quit Keighley after working the best part of a decade for the club under four
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'No blueprint for new challenges' says Right Reverend Nick Baines
On the May Saturday of his enthronement as Bishop of Bradford in 2011, the Right Reverend Nick Baines said: “Here in Bradford we might well take the opportunity to think through, briefly, what we are about and what you might expect from the new bishop
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
25 years ago: Bradford MPs condemned a planned rate rise of more than 14 per cent by Yorkshire Water, labelling it “astronomical” and a bid to boost profits to smooth the path for privatisation. 50 years ago: Pensioners in Beacon Street, Wibsey
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Lord Mayor hands out school achievement honours
A primary school has celebrated its recent successes with an awards assembly attended by the Lord Mayor of Bradford. In just a few years, Atlas Primary School in Manningham has gone from being deemed “inadequate” to “good with outstanding elements
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Man who lost job after Samurai sword threat at Brighouse firm gets suspended sentence
A 63-year-old man who lost his job after using a Samurai sword to frighten a work colleague has had his eight-month prison sentence suspended by a judge. The day before the offence, Alfred Wilkinson had been involved in an altercation at W B White
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600 homes are planned for Fagley Quarry site
Plans for up to 600 houses on the site of Fagley Quarry have finally been revealed, 15 months after neighbours were first asked for their views on the idea. A planning application submitted to Bradford Council looks to transform the quarry into
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Oh, Lord! What a job for Shipley decorator Shakeel
Decorating foreman Shakeel Malik is close to completing his dream job. His employer, Shipley-based national painting, decorating and specialist coatings contractor Bagnalls, is putting the finishing touches to the clock tower at Lord’s cricket
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Step-out time
Around 300 people have so far entered this year’s Keighley BigK 10k in aid of Manorlands. The run and walk has become a major annual fundraising fixture on the Oxenhope Sue Ryder hospice’s calendar, with the last event coining in £49,000. It
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New tipping hours raise concerns
There is rightly concern about moves to cut the opening hours of the district’s tips as a money-saving measure, meaning all of them would only open five days a week instead of seven. Critics already believe the household waste permit scheme brought
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Treat them as adults
SIR – Mr Boyes suggests that 16 is too young to vote. I have to say that I would generally agree with that statement were it not for the fact that some parts of the state –the NHS – treat 16-year-olds as adults. My own grandson is ill and, were
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‘Sport’ is needless
SIR – February 1 marked the end of the pheasant and partridge shooting season. For many people, these ‘game’ birds are unable to stir the emotions in the same way as a persecuted badger or a vivisected dog. But their capacity to feel pain is equal
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Bypass is crucial
SIR – It appears Joe Ashton has deliberately set out to mislead your readers in his letter (T&A, February 5) about my prediction at my Baildon coffee morning that the Shipley Eastern Bypass would not happen in the near future. His suggestion
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Debt is a problem
SIR – Thanks to Alan Holdsworth (Letters, January 29), I was slow to realise his point. True, I may have unintentionally ignored the fact that some prices people face rise faster than RPI, leaving people worse off. However, if using the consumer
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Blame lies with Labour
SIR – I can have some sympathy with those in Bradford and elsewhere who are having benefits cut, but the real blame lies with “New” Labour who encouraged people to abandon personal responsibility and become “clients of the state” in exchange for their
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Plans to reduce salt intake are a joke
SIR – In a recent Telegraph & Argus (February 3), I have just read an article of news. In total disbelief, I wondered at first whether it had been written as a joke – however, the idea had been thought of by Bradford Council’s good food award
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Volvo's cleaner and greener offering for executive drivers
Everyone wants cleaner, greener and leaner cars. Even executive-types who drive limousine-style Volvos aren’t immune to the pressure of rising fuel costs, it seems. That’s why Volvo has spent a lot of time (six years) and money (two billion Swedish
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'16,000 construction jobs are on the way in Yorkshire'
Nearly 16,000 extra construction jobs are set to be created in Yorkshire over the next five years, according to new research. The industry’s skills body CITB says the new employment opportunities will come on the back of demand for 245,000 new
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Bid for six turbines on moorland
A cluster of 126.5 metre-high wind turbines could become part of the skyline on moorland near Otley. An agent for renewable energy company Infinis has contacted Harrogate Borough Council about its intention to create a six-turbine wind farm on
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Campaigners' petition seeks 'no fracking' pledge from Bradford Council
Environmental campaigners are calling on Bradford Council to stand up against frackers. A petition started by the deputy leader of the Council’s Green group, Councillor Kevin Warnes (Shipley), urges the authority to do everything in its power to
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Wyke child escapes house hit by car fire
Parents bundled their child out of a back bedroom window to escape a car fire which threatened to engulf their home. Odsal firefighters attended the 11.23pm on Tuesday blaze at Pearson Row, Wyke, where heat from a burning Ford Fiesta had cracked the
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Toyota proves hybrids are far from small beer
Hybrids? Who’d want one? Expensive and over-rated when you compare them to modern ever-so-frugal petrol engines. Well, that’s the common dismissal of all things hybrid. And it’s true that the list price might in some cases be a little eye-watering
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Green Drinks eco-group to meet in Keighley
The latest gathering of eco-minded people in Keighley will focus on environmental education. Forest School practitioner Annie Berrington will speak to the Green Drinks group about the children’s sessions. Forest Schools are held in woodland
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Horsforth fundraiser Bethany Hare, 14, organises fashion show
A teenage fundraiser in Horsforth is organising her second fashion show in aid of sick children. Bethany Hare, 14, who started fundraising at the age of ten, has so far raised £45,000 – more than half of which went to Martin House Hospice.
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Robin Hood pub at Silsden to reopen after refurbishment
The managers of a Silsden pub are looking forward to welcoming back familiar faces when they re-open following a refurbishment. The Robin Hood, in Kirkgate, has benefited from a joint investment of £170,000 by new leaseholders Darren and Sue Robinson
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Updated: Bulls prop Carvell set for shock return to Hull FC
Bulls prop Garreth Carvell is believed to be on the verge of a dramatic return to Hull FC. The 32-year-old was signed by the Bulls on a two-year contract after a successful five-year spell at Warrington. But he could now become reunited with
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Gray cloud lifts: Words of encouragement from Parkinson for Bantams striker
Phil Parkinson insists Andy Gray will have a role to play in the remainder of City’s season. The veteran striker stepped in for the injured James Hanson at Wolves to make his first start since promotion. Hanson is hoping to return to training
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Cross fit champion Sam leads a workout session in Bradford
World cross fit champion Sam Briggs visited a Bradford gym to lead a training session this week. The session took place at CrossFit606 gym on the Euroway Estate, which programmes workouts that develop such areas as endurance, strength, flexibility
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Bradford snowboarder Nicholls books dream place in Winter Olympics final
Jamie Nicholls gave Great Britain a tremendous start to the Winter Olympics after surprisingly booking his place in the finals of the debuting snowboard slopestyle event, although compatriot Billy Morgan agonisingly missed out. Of the two, Morgan
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Mystery of Bradford's festive lights in February
Was Bradford in for a spell of ill-fortune? Or was the Council simply running late? Because people couldn’t believe their eyes this week on seeing a brightly coloured ‘Happy Christmas’ illumination strung across one of the main roads through the
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£13m rescue package for Ilkley's Manor House Museum is revealed
An “eleventh hour” deal by Ilkley Parish Council to plough thousands of pounds into a rescue package could save the town’s threatened Manor House Museum and Art Gallery. Parish council chairman, Mike Gibbons, has negotiated a £13,000 deal which
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Man, 32, denies assaulting Silsden landlord
A 32-year-old man accused of punching and biting the landlord of a social club told a jury he acted in self-defence because he had been attacked from behind and was being throttled. Tony Sherwin denies assaulting Neil Cullen and causing him actual
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Tributes paid to Coun Michael Kelly of Addingham
Tributes are being paid to Bradford councillor Michael Kelly, who has died aged 70. Cour Kelly, who lived in Addingham, represented the Craven ward on Bradford Council for a past decade. He is best known for being the portfolio holder for Children
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Silsden to welcome Tour de France with flowers
A Silsden councillor has praised churchgoers for their flower-powered Tour de France project. Silsden Methodist Church is decorating wooden bike shapes with flowers for a display when the cyclists ride past next summer. Church groups, individuals
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Going green helps Shipley Pool to save energy
Freshly re-opened Shipley Pool has been praised for its new green credentials, especially the enormous array of energy-making solar panels on its roof. Ward councillors for Shipley, Kevin Warnes and Martin Love, saw the rows of photo-voltaic cells
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Fears over tip hours-cut plan
A plan to cut the opening hours of the district’s tips will lead to a rise in fly-tipping, according to critics. Bradford Council, which runs eight household waste-recycling centres across the district, proposes to reduce the opening times to save
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Women to get on their bikes for Otley cycle event
One of Yorkshire’s first women-only mass bicycle rides will be held in Otley this spring. The organisers of Otley Sportive, the annual big social cycle for riders of all abilities, has announced that the Otley Sportiva will take place on Saturday
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Bradford school on alert after man approaches boy aged nine
Parents at a Bradford primary school are on stranger-alert for the second time in just four months after an incident involving a pupil and a man at the school gates. Police are investigating reports of a man approaching a nine-year-old boy as he
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Bronte Parsonage Museum given new look for spring
Tea with the Brontes will look a little different when the Parsonage Museum in Haworth reopens later this month. Staff have changed the collection of the china teacups in the Bronte family’s dining room as part of the museum’s annual overhaul.
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Bradford Bulls legend Noble welcomes great expectations at Salford
No team in Super League this season will look more different than Salford Red Devils – but that suits coach Brian Noble just fine. The former Bulls boss, who remains the competition’s most successful coach after his glorious spell at Odsal, has
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Bradford Polish community gathers to record stories of Stalin’s brutal purge
The snow had started to fall, that bitterly cold February morning when the horse-drawn carts arrived. One of them pulled up outside Daniela’s Kozik’s home, and a Russian soldier told her family: “You are being deported to Russia. Take what you
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Former Bradford news agency journalist Derek Crabtree dies at 82
A Bradford journalist who claimed to be the first reporter to discover the identity of the Yorkshire Ripper has died suddenly in his sleep. Derek Crabtree was 82 when he died at his home in Idle on Monday. For many years Mr Crabtree, who leaves
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Contamination signs to be removed as Bradford Beck water is certified as clean
Signs that warned of ‘Contaminated Water’ along a stretch of Bradford Beck are to be removed – after the water was found to not be a danger to health. The water quality of the Beck between Canal Road and Shipley has improved significantly in the
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Roll up for Brian Conley circus musical coming to Bradford's Alhambra
Roll up, roll up – smash hit circus musical Barnum is coming to Bradford. Tickets for the show, which features daring circus stunts and stars Brian Conley as legendary showman PT Barnum, go on sale next week. The show – which opened at Chichester
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Parents' anger as boy, 3, escapes Buttershaw nursery
A mum and dad have spoken of their anger after their three-year-old son was allowed to wander out of nursery at a Bradford primary school. Little Blake Ormondroyd was found in a snicket next to Westwood Park housing estate between ten and 15 minutes
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New blow to Bradford Royal Infirmary as Bupa suspends private contract
An international private health care company is refusing to let its patients be treated at Bradford Royal Infirmary after a damning report said the hospital had failed to meet four of six national standards. In the latest “worrying” development
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Bingley boy, nine, honoured for saving choking mum's life
A boy who saved his mum from choking to death on a pea has been shortlisted for a St John Ambulance national first aid award. Nine-year-old Kayne Holden, of Bingley will be one of five youngsters at the charity’s Everyday Heroes London ceremony
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Bats could delay former Bradford & Bingley building demolition further
Hibernating bats already delaying demolition of the derelict Bradford & Bingley headquarters may prolong the process even more than first feared, it has emerged. Because owners Sainsbury’s are aware of the protected mammals in the building,
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Dancers perform at Bradford theatres for Channel 4 show Big Ballet
Plus-size dancers have been training with Wayne Sleep for a new TV programme culminating in a ‘big ballet’ performance of Swan Lake in Bradford. The series, starting tonight, follows a troupe of amateur dancers, including one from Bradford, who
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Jamie lends a helping hand to snowboard legend Shaun White
If revered snowboarder Shaun White is to achieve his goal of winning double Olympic gold, he may be grateful for the help given to him by British rival Jamie Nicholls. The American is the overwhelming favourite to become a three-time Olympic champion
