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Bradford Bulls Foundation keep up the good work
The Bradford Bulls Foundation have announced a new partnership with Bradford-based charity One In A Million. The Foundation are working at One In A Million’s state-of-the-art free school, which is situated close to Bradford City’s Valley Parade
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Hainsworth hat-trick steers Queensbury into last eight
A second-half hat-trick from centre Tom Hainsworth propelled Queensbury into the BARLA ACE Insurance National Cup quarter-finals after a 16-14 win at Haydock. Queensbury looked to be on the way out of the competition as their North West Counties
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Bolton Woods win an ideal warm-up for cup contest
Nine matches were played in the latest round of Bradford Sunday Alliance League fixtures but many clubs were again left frustrated by waterlogged pitches. One of the games to take place saw fourth-placed Bolton Woods edge out mid-table Relay 2-
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Fast-tracked visa paperwork means Sammut set to face Bradford Bulls
Jarrod Sammut looks certain to make his debut for Wakefield against the Bulls on Thursday after being included in their 19-man squad. Sammut, who signed for the Wildcats on Friday, was in Cardiff today to transfer his visa paperwork over and ensure
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Crisps and deckchairs among bizarre items stolen from cars in West Yorkshire
Motorists have been warned that cars could be broken into for almost anything after West Yorkshire Police revealed the top five strangest items stolen from vehicles – including a packet of crisps. Opportunist thieves have also struck to take bird
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FT: City 1 Port Vale 0
City claimed their first win of 2014 with a dramatic stoppage-time header from Carl McHugh as Valley Parade erupted. The Irishman, recalled at left back because Matthew Bates was injured, nodded in from a Gary Jones corner to make it 14th time lucky
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Harrison Layden-Fritz a top school all-rounder
Hipperholme Grammar School pupil Harrison Layden-Fritz, who normally has his feet in water as an outstanding swimmer, has shown his versatility by qualifying for the national cross-country finals. The Year Eight pupil came eighth in the Years Seven
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New exhibition at Cartwright Hall tells story of the Fortress Turban
The story of the Sikh Fortress Turban will be told at a new display in Bradford. An exhibition at Cartwright Hall art gallery in Lister Park will explain the importance of the turban as a symbol of the Sikh faith and identity. There will be a Fortress
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Union Jill play Bradford Topic Folk Club
Female acoustic duo Union Jill make their debut appearance at Bradford Topic Folk Club on Thursday, February 27. The singer-songwriting duo have been playing throughout the UK over the last 12 months. Tickets for the gig at The Topic, at Glyde House
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'Play pod' event in Baildon
Shipley play team, which is on the hunt for an ideal site for a new play pod in Baildon, is organising an event on the recreation ground at the top of Ferniehurst Dell, on Friday, February 28, when they will ask families and children if that would
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Concert to celebrate Ukrainian poet Taras Schevchenko
A concert to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ukraine’s renowned poet, Taras Schevchenko, will be held by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (Bradford Branch) at the Ukrainian Community Centre, 169 Legrams Lane, Bradford, on Sunday
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Police seize Subaru Impreza in Low Moor
Police seized a high-powered car after stopping the vehicle in south Bradford. Officers pulled over the Subaru Impreza STI on Abb Scott Lane at Low Moor. After officers made further inquiries, it transpired that the vehicle was not covered
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Entries flood in to take part in 10K races
Running log Record numbers have already signed up for next month’s two big races in the area. The Bradford 10K on Sunday, March 16, organised by Epilepsy Action, has received over 1,100 entries. And the BigK 10K on Sunday, March 30 in Keighley
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Workshop for referees
Sporting Equals are holding a refereeing workshop at the Khidmat Centre on Spencer Road in Bradford on Thursday (5.15-6.45pm). The session will be delivered by Premier League official Bobby Madley, who will go through the basics of refereeing and
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Tour de France: Oxenhope pupils get cycling inspiration
Tour de France fever could lead to more Oxenhope Primary School pupils cycling to school. Deputy headteacher, John Parkin, hopes pupils and parents will be inspired to raise money for new bike stands. He believes the stands would form a perfect
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Inflation dips below 2 per cent
Some respite has been offered to Britain’s squeezed households after inflation fell below the Bank of England's two per cent target for the first time in more than four years. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) dipped to 1.9 per cent in January from
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Willow workshop in Birstall
People can learn how to create arbours and tunnels at a willow workshop on Saturday. The event is from 10am to 4pm at Oakwell Hall, Nutter Lane, Birstall. For more information, call (01924) 326240.
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Crafts at Red House, Gomersal
Red House Museum in Oxford Road, Gomersal, is holding a half-term winter-themed crafts session from 11am until 3.30pm on Thursday, February 27. For more information, call (01274) 335100.
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Bradford Cathedral supports Fairtrade
Bradford Cathedral is supporting Fairtrade through a food and drink event which runs from 10.15am on Sunday, March 2. For more information, visit bradfordcathedral.org
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Make a puppet
A Bradford sewing school is holding free puppet-making classes for children next week. Sewing Bradford’s ‘puppet-making bootcamp’ has two sessions, for children aged nine plus, from 10am to noon or 1pm to 3pm, at Unit 1, Campus Road, Listerhills Science
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Work starts on Airedale Hospital unit refurb
Work has started on a £400,000 refurbishment of Airedale Hospital’s pathology department. The scheme, to produce extra space and deal with a soaring workload, is being carried out in several phases and should be complete by August. The new
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Bells thwart purse theft
The neighbourhood warden in Holme Wood, Bradford, has been handing out purse bells, which jingle if a bag snatch is attempted. The bells have already proved their worth, thwarting one attempted bag snatch when a partially-sighted resident heard the
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West Yorkshire house prices rise to average £168,000
House prices in West Yorkshire grew by less than anywhere else in England last year, despite UK prices surging to a another record high. According to new figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics, property values across the UK rose
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Bradford workers' wage packets have dipped £25 a week since 2010
Pay has plunged in Bradford since the Coalition came to power, a new analysis shows – leaving workers £25-a-week worse off. Wage packets have failed to keep pace with higher-than-expected inflation, puncturing the Government’s attempts to convince
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Railways talk
The next Ilkley Civic Society meeting will have Norman Simpson presenting The Railway comes to Ilkley on Thursday, February 27 at Church House.
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Bradford Bulls snap up Huddersfield prop Mullally
Huddersfield prop Anthony Mullally today joined the Bulls on a one-month deal and went straight into their 19-man squad to face Wakefield on Thursday. The arrival of the imposing front-rower, 22, is a major boost to Bradford head coach Francis
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Be a jeans genius from head to toe
There are trends that fade in and out, and then there is steadfast denim. Jeans have always been a go-to staple but, not content with legs alone, there’s a head-to-toe denim takeover this season. From jean jackets to smart dresses, you can
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Woman suffers serious injuries in collision in Bradford
A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision in Bradford. The woman, believed to be a pedestrian, was involved in a collision with a car on Lumb Lane, Manningham. Police said they received the call just after 9am
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George is primed to make changes
Faced with redundancy in her 50s, George Scully made a career-changing decision. She toyed with the idea of becoming a life coach, and taking redundancy from her management role within the NHS enabled her to achieve an ambition while helping people
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Soccer plan for Little Horton building
A vacant warehouse in Little Horton, Bradford, could become a five-a-side football facility. Ali Shahid has applied for planning permission to change the use of the former Shires building on Beckside Road to leisure use. The plans would see five
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Diary Dates
Today: The Royal Naval Association meets at 20.00hrs at Feversham Street Sea Cadets Headquarters. Wednesday: The Coldstream Guards Association meets at 19.30hrs at Northcliffe Golf Club, Saltaire, The Prince of Wales Own Association meets at 19.30hrs
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Remembrance
THE following are being specially remembered at Bradford Cathedral this week: John Baines, Jack Baker, Jack Baldwin, George Ballinger, Samuel Edward Billington, Ronald Harry Binns, Ernest Blades, Maurice Blackwell, Douglas Boon, Charles Bradley, Harry
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Scanners help in flood relief
The RAF has provided high-tech surveillance equipment to capture detailed aerial pictures of the flood-hit areas of the UK. The service deployed a Tornado GR4 fast jet and a Sentinel R1 aircraft to produce images that will aid the planning and
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Heather to patrol home territory
A new face is serving with the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) in the Worth Valley. PC Heather Clapham, who joined the force 12 years ago, had been deployed mainly in Bingley since becoming part of the local NPT in January, 2011. But now
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Woman's body found in canal at Kildwick
The body of a woman has been found today in the canal at Kildwick, near Skipton. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said: “Officers were called by a member of the public at 7.15am to the canal in Kildwick, reporting that they had seen a body
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Community's recipes for life!
People on a Bradford housing estate have put together an ideal recipe – a cook book using personal memories. Ravenscliffe Community Association got locals together for a course called Cook and Speak, and it ended with Cooking from Memories being
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The problems of being a working mum
Parenting is hard enough, but it appears many mums are making it even harder on themselves – by succumbing to ‘work guilt’. While new figures show 64 per cent of mums are now in employment, research suggests more than three-quarters (80 per cent
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Murder hunt police release two men being quizzed about killing of Bradford businessman
Detectives investigating the murder of Bradford businessman Sajid Saddique, who disappeared on Valentine’s Day seven years ago, today released on bail a 45-year-old man, who had been arrested in connection with the inquiry. The Halifax man was
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Bradford takeaway allowed to stay open
Bradford Council will allow a hot food takeaway that has been operating without planning permission for more than a year to stay open. The Council has approved a retrospective planning application for the change of use of 297 Girlington Road, Bradford
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Mosque children give toys to hosptials
A Bradford mosque has raised more than £1,000 to buy gifts and toys for children in hospital. Students at the Suffa-Tul-Islam (STI) School, presented Alison Kay, Play Specialist at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with an array
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Brownies light up anniversary
The 1st Burley Brownies are celebrating World Thinking Day on Saturday, February 22 by putting a light in their window and they are encouraging others to join them in the old guiding tradition. Sharon Hattersley, leader of the 1st Burley Brownies
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Time to discover the magic of music
Rebecca Bull yearned for a musical career. When deciding her options before doing GCSE music, she took part in a test which said her ideal career would be running her own music shop. She laughs at the recollection. “I always loved that, and
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Prospective pupils of Bradford's Hanson Academy meet a Dalek
One of television’s most feared villains helped make a Bradford school’s open day “the best yet”. Children at 15 schools around the city were invited to the open day at Hanson Academy on Sutton Avenue and were greeted by a Dalek. However this
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Farnell Land Rover scoop honours
A Land Rover dealer has won three out of four categories for which it was nominated in the maker’s national awards. Farnell Land Rover, which has dealerships in Bradford, Guiseley and Leeds, was recognised as amongst the best Land Rover dealers
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
From the T&A... 25 years ago: The Tory leader of Bradford Council, Eric Pickles, claimed the city’s ratepayers could have seen a cut in bills had it not been for the lavish spending of Labour-controlled fire and police authority boards.
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How a little care goes a long way for sufferers and carers
Last week I visited a reminiscence group for people with dementia. Sitting among them, I felt a little intrusive and wasn’t sure I should be there. With dementia being close to home – my mother has had it since she was in her fifties – I had to
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Lady Royd pupils have their say on the Odeon
Primary school children who have been researching one of Bradford’s most iconic buildings have written to Bradford Council to help them shape its future. Pupils at Lady Royd Primary School in Girlington hope that Bradford Council takes their views
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Brownfield sites needed for homes
Bradford Council’s Core Strategy document, which went on display in Bradford yesterday and which sets out house-building plans for the coming years, does not make for pleasant reading for anyone who values the beautiful green spaces across our district
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Bradford patients leading the way in lung research
Thousands of patients are missing the chance of potentially life-saving treatment for one of the most serious lung conditions, according to new figures. A study of almost 39,000 men and women in the UK with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
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Dementia group on song for laughter, memories and friendship
As the opening notes of All The Nice Girls Love A Sailor are played on a keyboard, a couple of voices can be heard softly singing the familiar song, then a few more join in. Soon there is a group sing-along, prompting one lady’s childhood memories
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Appeal for witnesses to Baildon crash after driver is injured
Police are appealing for information after an 89-year-old man was injured in a crash in Baildon. He was taken to hospital with a neck injury after the collision on Green Lane, close to the Cricketers pub, at 2.17pm on Sunday. He was said to
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Man to pay for broken window
A Cullingworth man has agreed to pay £1,500 to repair a smashed window of a Bingley business. At some point between the January 17 and January 18 a large window belonging to a commercial property in Wellington Street, Bingley, was damaged.
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Hi-tech support from Cleckheaton firm to manage finances
A Bradford-based accountancy firm is applying the latest technology to help people manage their finances. Clough and Company, with offices in Cleckheaton and Keighley, has developed a software package providing in-depth lifetime personal cash flow
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Hospital friends donate £18,000 worth of lifesaving equipment
Friends of Bradford Royal Infirmary has given life-saving equipment valued at £18,000 to the hospital’s surgical theatres and anaesthesia department. The specialist rapid blood transfusers quickly help replace lost blood in emergency situations
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Wanted man spotted on bus
A man wanted for a domestic crime was arrested after getting on the same bus as one of the police officers on the hunt for him. PCSO Kat Mytton saw the suspect while commuting. She contacted colleagues who arrested the man at Bradford Interchange
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Odsal road closed after cyclist falls
A road in Bradford was temporarily closed after a cyclist fell off his bike at about 3.50pm yesterday on Odsal Road, between Sanderson Avenue and the roundabout at Odsal Top. Police said no other vehicles were believed to be involved. The man was
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Four are held over Bradford burglary
Four men have been arrested for a burglary at a Bradford business last month. The business in Harris Street was raided on the evening of January 22, with a large number of tools and electrical equipment stolen. Police identified four men they
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Back-to-back defeats dent Bradford Dragons title chances
Bradford Dragons suffered a double weekend setback as their push for the EBL Division One title crashed to successive defeats. Mid-table Bristol Flyers dealt the Dragons their heaviest reverse of the season as they won 93-60 in Bradford, before
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Pork pie and water pistol wedding brawl: Club steward 'had never seen anything like it'
A club steward said he had never seen scenes like it after a brawl broke out at a wedding reception over a pork pie and water pistol. Any couple’s big day will be memorable, but one Bradford bash got more people talking than most after social media
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Dance show’s cancer funds
Young dancers and zumba enthusiasts have raised more than £2,000 for Bradford Cancer Support. The cash was raised from a show at St George’s Hall at Christmas, which featured a variety of dance and zumba routines. Called A Stroke of Christmas Genius
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Bradford Muslims help in flooded community
A Keighley doctor has led a rescue mission by young Yorkshire Muslims to a flood-hit village in Somerset. Dr Aziz Hafiz and fellow volunteers from the Ahmadiyya Muslim community travelled to Burrowbridge. They built barriers with sandbags and
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Service will mark Hillsborough disaster 25th annivesary
A service marking the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster will take place in April. The event is being organised by the Hillsborough Family Support Group, whose leading members include Keighley businessman Trevor Hicks. His teenage
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Praise for anti-crime work as burglaries are slashed
A drop in burglaries and thefts from vehicles has been welcomed by Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT). It reported on its website that since January 24, there had been just one house burglary and six vehicle break-ins. “This is great
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Gamblers bet billions on county machines
Gamblers spent billions of pounds on bookies’ gambling machines in Yorkshire last year, according to latest figures. The lobbying group Campaign for Fairer Gambling estimates that across the region, £3 billion was gambled on fixed odds betting machines
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Purtell tips Bradford Bulls team-mate Gaskell to shine at stand-off
Adrian Purtell believes Lee Gaskell will prove a worthy successor to Jarrod Sammut in the Bulls’ stand-off role this season. Despite having one year remaining on his contract at Bradford, Sammut made clear his desire to leave and joined rivals
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Busker John gets the needle for Nashville
Keighley busker Johnny Bedford has a fundraising idea that will really get under his skin. A lucky fan can pay to have their name tattooed on his body while helping send him to Nashville to try and realise his dream. Singer-songwriter Johnny
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Actor Fry backs day for MIND
Research carried out by the mental health charity Mind has shown that more than two-thirds of full time workers in Yorkshire are most likely to be hungover on a Monday. The figures come as the charity prepares for its new national fundraising day
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Bates will do a job at left back for Bradford City – but don’t ask him to like it
Reluctant left back Matthew Bates is no fan of his position. The defender does not beat around the bush when asked about his role as James Meredith’s seemingly regular back-up. “It’s not a position I’ve played or particularly enjoy, if I’m
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City shirts stolen in burglary at ground
Two Bradford City home shirts and a signed football were among items stolen during a burglary at the club’s ground. Burglars raided a filing cabinet in an office in the North West Corner at Valley Parade, also stealing a 2012 Johnstone’s Paint
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Former Bradford Lord Mayor to join disability test firm protest
A former Lord Mayor of Bradford will join a campaign against the company used to carry out controversial government disability assessments tomorrow. Councillor Naveeda Ikram (Lab, Little Horton) will join protesters outside the premises of Atos
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Plans for landmark Idle site to go on display
Plans for the transformation of a landmark Bradford building are about to go on show. And people are being urged to make the most of a one-off chance to see progress on the creation of a £1.4 million enterprise centre in the heart of Idle.
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Eat healthy at special ‘food day’ in Bradford
A special half-term event encouraging children to think more closely about the food they eat will be held in Bradford on Friday, February 28. The day, hosted at Bradford Council’s Good Food Advice stall in the Oastler Market, between 11am and 2pm
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No cash aid for Bradford taxpayers to pay for coroner probe
The Ministry of Justice has said it cannot help reimburse Bradford taxpayers for delays into investigating the city’s suspended coroner. Bradford East MP David Ward had asked for money back to make up for the extra thousands of pounds Bradford
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Bantams chief Rhodes eyeing a triple tonic to lift Bradford City's spirits
Julian Rhodes believes City’s hat-trick of home games coming up is as “huge as anything from last season.” The Bantams host Port Vale tonight before entertaining MK Dons and bottom club Stevenage in an 11-day spell that could prove critical to
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Student Rosie to have head shaved
A student at the University of Bradford will shave her head for charity tomorrow. Rosie Ellingham will take the clippers to her hair at 2pm in the Students’ Union to raise money for the charity Young Minds, and two other local charities. Young
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Port Vale wait for news of Pope injury ahead of Bradford City clash
City nemesis Tom Pope is battling to make their latest reunion at Valley Parade. Port Vale’s 12-goal top scorer is hoping to overcome a neck strain that he aggravated in Saturday’s goalless draw at Shrewsbury. It forced him off after just 14 minutes
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Pianist Briggs 'sexually abused boy music pupils' court is told
World famous concert pianist John Briggs sexually abused five boys over a 25-year period, a jury at Bradford Crown Court was told. Briggs, 65, of Little Lane, East Morton, is accused of ten offences involving two young piano students and three
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Rumours of Guiseley fixture's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Guiseley were last night forced to allay fears that tonight’s Conference North home fixture against Gainsborough Trinity had already been postponed. The club posted on their website that they have high hopes the game will beat the recent extreme
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Heaton farmer says fire crews saved his livelihood
A dairy farmer praised firefighters whose actions saved his livelihood from going up in smoke. David Gawthorp, of Chellow Heights farm, Heaton, could have lost his entire dairy stock, valued at tens of thousands of pounds, from smoke inhalation
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Bradford University student could join PM’s Holocaust Commission
A Bradford University student has been offered the chance to bid for a place on the Prime Minister’s newly-established Holocaust Commission. Orianne Brown, 18, who is studying pharmacy at the university, is already Yorkshire’s regional ambassador
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Idle girl, 9, takes short cut for Gambian cause
A nine-year-old girl has raised hundreds of pounds to help children in Gambia – by getting her trademark locks chopped off. Megan Lister, of Idle, Bradford, was used to her hair flowing down to her waist, and most of her friends have never seen
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Bradford scrap dealer aids farmers in Somerset floods
Bradford businessman Peter Jones is helping flooded Somerset farmers by pledging donations from his car breakers business – and sending them 80 bales of silage. Mr Jones, whose Thornton Breakers business has traded for more than 25 years off Thornton
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Police make appeal in Bradford over tycoon's murder ten years ago
Detectives have appealed to Bradford’s criminal fraternity for help in the hunt for the brutal killers of a West Yorkshire businessman. John Luper, 57, was murdered ten years ago during a robbery at his home. He was attacked by a gang of four
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Deputy Lord Mayor to run in Bradford road race for charity
More than 1,000 runners, including the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, have now signed up take part in the city’s annual Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k road race. Councillor Joanne Dodds will be running with her son Matthew, who suffered from epilepsy
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Opposition leaders say Bradford Council policy should concentrate on brown fields
Huge swathes of greenfield sites could be swallowed up for housing under Bradford Council’s proposals for future land use, opposition councillors have warned. To satisfy Government requirements, the Council has to earmark enough land in its Core
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Bradford and Keighley magistrates court list
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Christopher John Hill, aged 37, of Lichfield Mount, Swaine House; theft, commission of a further offence while subject to conditional discharge, dealt with for the original
