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Willy Russell's Blood Brothers as relevant as ever
Blood Brothers The Alhambra The most striking aspect of Willy Russell’s moving drama about fate, class and recession is that it begins and ends with the same scene. Blood Brothers opens with two men lying beneath the shadow of the Liver
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Leeds United: McDermott holds Cellino talks
Leeds manager Brian McDermott has held talks with prospective new owner Massimo Cellino over the Italian businessman's plans for the club. The meeting is understood to have taken place at the end of last week. Cellino's company Eleonora Sport
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Deacey backs fellow Bradford boss Parkinson to come through lean spell
Just days after Bantams manager Phil Parkinson admitted he was under pressure, neighbouring Avenue boss John Deacey has questioned the expectation heaped on his counterpart’s shoulders. Deacey feels that Parkinson should still have credit in the
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Queensbury snowboarder Nicholls loved his chance to ‘show off to the world’
When a sport makes its debut at the Olympics – or returns after a long absence – one question is always asked: Does it belong? For example, does golf belong to the Olympic movement when it already has four majors? Or does tennis belong in the Summer
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Horrocks hammers Spurs with Wyke winner
Ian Horrocks was the match-winner as Wyke Wanderers shocked three-time winners Gildersome Spurs Old Boys 1-0 to reach the Wheatley Cup semi-finals. Spurs are unbeaten in the Senior A (top) section of the Yorkshire Amateur League but hosts Wyke,
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Police in appeal for Eastburn assault witnesses
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Eastburn, Keighley. The 53-year-old Shipley man had been visiting a friend in Harewood Avenue on Saturday evening and left to catch a taxi at about 1am on Sunday. He failed to
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Wibsey on the up after nine-goal romp
Wibsey took advantage of being involved in the only West Riding County Amateur League fixture to escape the weather as they beat Salts Reserves to climb two places to fifth in Division One. The game was switched to the 3G pitch at Thornton Grammar
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Howden Clough stun leaders Marsh
The only Spen Valley League match to survive the ongoing heavy rain produced perhaps the biggest shock of the season. It came in Division One and saw struggling Howden Clough win 5-3 at home to runaway leaders Marsh. This was the first time
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Billiards results
BRADFORD & DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL BILLIARDS LEAGUE – Bradford Deaf Centre 5, Great Horton 2; Eastbrook 4, Pudsey 3; Princeville B 2, Princeville A 5. Breaks: S Kershaw (Princeville B) 41, 34; K Whitham (Eastbrook) 40; B Robinson (Bradford Deaf
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Early kick-off for Cleckheaton match
The kick-off time for Cleckheaton’s top-of-the-table SSE North One East match at home to Huddersfield YMCA on Saturday has been brought forward from 3pm to 2.15pm to allow players, spectators and officials to watch England’s RBS Six Nations match against
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Bradford vicar tells of Sir Tom Finney memories
Bradford vicar and Preston North End fan the Reverend Dale Barton has told how football legend Sir Tom Finney, who died on Valentine’s Day played a special part in his own family history. England hero Sir Tom devoted his life to the club and became
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Keighley organisation offering to help needy children
A Keighley group which makes free cakes for needy children is promoting its work around child welfare organisations. Free Cakes for Kids provides birthday cakes for families who find it difficult to make or buy cakes. The group, set up by mother-of-three
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Brindle calls time on England career
Arran Brindle has retired from the England women’s team. The 32-year-old batting all-rounder made 134 international appearances, including 11 Tests, and scored 2,852 runs across all formats, adding 57 wickets with her medium pace and 58 catches
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Keighley man caught shoplifting at Denholme Co-op
A 27-year-old Keighley man was caught shoplifting in the Co-Op in Denholme over the weekend. The man was given a £90 fixed penalty notice after being caught and charged with theft from the School Street store.
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Shipley church marks 90th birthday of Doris Scott
A much-loved stalwart of a Shipley church was the special guest at a farewell birthday party organised in her honour. Retired primary school teacher Doris Scott, known affectionately to many as Auntie Doris, recently moved away from Shipley to
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Chance to spread cost of Bingley Music Live ticket
Bingley Music Live is offering festival-goers the chance to spread the cost of this year’s event. Bradford Council is offering music fans the chance to spread the ticket price of £49 plus booking fee over five months and receive a free festival
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UPDATE: Detective vows to 'knock on doors' of whoever killed Bradford car dealer Sajid Saddique
A police chief today vowed to knock on the doors of those responsible for the murder of Bradford businessman Sajid Saddique. Detective Inspector Steve Snow said there was no question somebody knew how car dealer Mr Saddique died and what happened
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Famous pianist 'sexually assaulted boys', Bradford Crown Court jury told
A world famous concert pianist sexually assaulted boys who came to him for music lessons and filmed youngsters he abused from a Sea Cadet unit, a prosecutor has told a jury. John Briggs, 65, went on trial at Bradford Crown Court today accused of
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Mike Peters of The Alarm adds extra show at Otley Korks venue
A forthcoming show in Otley by the frontman of Indie-rockers The Alarm has already sold out. No tickets are left for Mike Peters’ performance at Korks Wine Bar on Friday, April 4 – but the venue has added another date to satisfy demand. The
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Airedale Hospital’s technology on show at health and care conference
Technology used to improve the care of Airedale Hospital patients will be showcased at a major national conference. The hospital’s chief executive, Bridget Fletcher, and endocrinology consultant, Dr Richard Pope, will be running two seminars at
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Brawl over pork pie ruins couple's wedding reception in Bradford
A couple’s big day was one to remember in more ways than one after a fight over a pork pie led to three arrests. Police were called to a wedding celebration in Low Moor, Bradford, shortly after 7.20pm on Saturday. A Tweet from the West Yorkshire
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Group's ambitious vision for Bradford's future
Arguably, people with a definite purpose have a plan, whereas those who hope to have a plan have a vision. Over the last 20 years or so, Bradford has had Bradford Vision, Bradford Congress, Shout For Bradford, Bradford’s Bouncing Back, Bradford
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Couple tie the knot in Bradford’s first transgender civil partnership
A couple who met only a few weeks ago have become hitched in Bradford’s first transgender civil partnership. Kate Ainsworth, 39, and Sally Adams, 46, were married at the Great Victoria Hotel on Saturday. Surrounded by friends and family, they
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Pupils bake with focus on health
Animal magic was on the menu when Baker Mike visited Oakworth Primary School. Mike Armstrong, the master baker at Sainsbury’s, showed Year 3 pupils how to bake food with healthy ingredients. He demonstrated how to make bread in the shape of
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Cannabis suspect in the doghouse in Bradford
A man arrested for his suspected role in a cannabis factory was stopped by police just days later for dumping drug-growing equipment – because he was in the doghouse after an argument with his mother. The man was one of four arrested and bailed
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Dive in and learn a new experience as Sub Aqua Club wins equipment
A diving club is using a national competition victory to provide opportunities for people who are novices to the sport. The Bradford branch of the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) won the organisation’s Branch Diamond Event Competition, which ran throughout
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Life should mean life for evil killers
It is a not-very-edifying statistic: almost one in every ten killers serving whole life sentences hails from the Bradford district. Evil Anwar Rosser joined the roll-call of brutal murderers for whom life means life after being sentenced at Bradford
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Contempt for nasty vandals
Mum Louise Frantzich could hardly be blamed for believing someone has it in for her family. It is only a couple of months since the family’s car was stolen – along with hundreds of pounds worth of specialist equipment which is vital to help Louise
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Crash causing delays on M606 in Bradford
Traffic is building up on the M606 after a collision between a lorry and a car leaving one lane blocked. Police and paramedics were called to the incident at 7.34am today on the south-bound carriageway between Bradford and Oakenshaw. The male driver
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MP calls on care home firm to replace Otley cafe
Dunnies might have served its last cup of tea, but Otley’s MP is trying to ensure a replacement cafe is built nearby. The riverside Wharfe View Cafe, as it was officially called, closed for the last time on February 2 to make way for a 48-flat
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Protests plan in Bradford over 'fit for work' tests
Campaigners in Bradford are set to join a nationwide day of protest on Wednesday against the company used by the Government to carry out ‘fit for work’ tests for sickness and disability benefit claimants. Protesters will gather at 8am outside Atos
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Ideas sought for Scotchman Road allotments in Manningham
The first phase of work transforming allotments in Scotchman Road, Manningham, Bradford, into a new community garden is almost finished. Bradford Council’s landscape, design and conservation team and highways got to work stripping back the overgrowth
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Bogus gardener sought after Cleckheaton woman conned
A bogus gardener is being hunted by police after cheating a pensioner in Cleckheaton. Police have issued this e-fit of a man who, on Tuesday, January 14, offered to do gardening work for a 66-year-old woman. She paid a cash deposit but he never
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Diamond jubilee polo shirts for pupils at St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Clayton
Children from a Bradford school are putting their shirts on its diamond jubilee year being in a class of its own. St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, in Clayton, is to clothe all 256 pupils in a commemorative polo shirt with the help of a local
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Potato event in Saltaire is hailed a success
Bad weather did not put off hundreds of enthusiasts who descended on Saltaire on Saturday for the village’s long-running potato day. Held at Exhibition Hall, the event saw 50 varieties of potatoes for sale, almost all of which were organic, as
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Funeral tomorrow for man found dead in Allerton
Family and friends of a man found stabbed to death at a flat in Bradford will gather for his funeral tomorrow. Father-of-three Scott Dunne, 41, was found fatally wounded in a bedroom of the flat in Rosemary Gardens, Allerton, on Saturday, January
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Bazaar approval for former boss of illegal market
The former boss of the illegal Tradex indoor market looks set to be granted permission to open a new Asian bazaar on a trial basis. Mohammed Saeed is expected to be given a six-month temporary market licence for his new venture, at the former QLM
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Historian Ian Dewhirst to speak at Haworth & Worth Valley Rotary Club event
Rotarians are serving up ‘Dinner with Dewhirst’ for charity. The Haworth & Worth Valley club is holding a two-course meal, with a talk from Keighley local historian Ian Dewhirst. Proceeds from the March 29 event, at Laycock Village Hall
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Cummins targets fresh Bradford Bulls blood ahead of Wakefield clash
Francis Cummins could add to his squad ahead of Thursday’s crunch trip to Wakefield after the Bulls slipped to defeat in their Super League opener yesterday. Castleford ground out a 36-18 win but Cummins took consolation from the spirit his players
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Home run can help turn tide for Bradford City
Adam Reach is not fussed how City get their next win – as long as it happens quickly. Saturday’s postponement against Coventry left Phil Parkinson’s men frustrated in their ongoing bid to claim a first three points in 2014. Heavy overnight
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Planning File
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Riddlesden: change of use of existing agricultural building to brewery and proposed extension to create cheese dairy and goat milking parlour, Highfield House, Banks Lane
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One in 10 prisoners on whole life sentences from Bradford
One in ten killers sentenced in the UK to spend the rest of their lives behind bars are from Bradford, it has been revealed. The whole life tariff handed out last week to sadistic Anwar Rosser for the savage murder of four-year-old Riley Turner
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Chip hip hooray! Idle fish shop owner wins award
The crispest, fluffiest chips in Yorkshire are lovingly made by a Bradford chippie, say national potato experts. Towngate Fisheries in Idle was today named as winner of the county’s “Best Chippy Chips” award by the Potato Council – for the second
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Residents demand action over ‘eyesore’ pub site at Heaton
Angry villagers are demanding action over the state of a disused pub in Bradford. They want an end to uncertainty about the fate of the Fountain Inn at Heaton. At the very least, Heaton Township Association is calling for a full-scale clean-up
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Winter weather advice session for over-50s to be held in Ilkley
Over-50s are invited to a free advice event about staying well in cold weather. The Spreading Warmth and Wellbeing drop-in has been organised by Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary and Community Action (KIVCA) and will be held in the Winter Gardens,
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Largest Catholic school in country now planned as St Bede's and St Joseph's may merge in Bradford
Preparations are surging ahead for the merger of two Bradford secondaries which will create in the UK’s largest Roman Catholic school. In September, the all-boys St Bede’s Grammar in Heaton and the all-girls St Joseph’s Catholic College in Manningham
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Pride after fall as Bradford Bulls come up just short
Bradford Bulls 18, Castleford Tigers 36 As Francis Cummins assessed his side’s defeat yesterday, there was one overwhelming positive from which he could take solace. “I’m proud of the effort because we had a team who were fully committed,”
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UPDATED: Man arrested over murder of dad who vanished seven years ago
A 62-year-old man has been arrested in Bradford this morning, on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into the murder of Sajid Saddique. He is currently in custody. The Bradford father-of-three, who
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Bradford district in all its glory from the air
The varied landscape of the Bradford district can be seen in its breathtaking glory in these aerial pictures. From Victorian terraces to rolling moors, the images show how the dramatically different landscapes make the district what it is.
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Incommunities set to launch apprenticeship recruitment campaign
Bradford’s biggest social housing landlord will use a flagship schools event to start its 2014 apprenticeship recruitment campaign. Incommunities, which manages 22,500 rented and leasehold homes across the Bradford district, will offer seven sought-after
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Bradford Unversity students start 'random acts of kindness' craze
Young people in Bradford are hoping to curb a potentially dangerous online drinking trend by starting a positive craze to benefit the community. RAK nominations involve young people performing a ‘random act of kindness’ and here in Bradford they
