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Steeton Under-17s triumph in game of low scores
Steeton scored a modest 65-5 at Beckfoot in the Upper Airedale Junior Association’s Under-17 League, with Aatif Modak top-scorer on 20 and new boy Harry McGowan on 15 not out. They were held in check by tight bowling from all the Bingley Congs
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Armitstead is the best of British
Otley’s Lizzie Armitstead earned the best British rider jersey in torrential rain on the second day of the Friends Life Women’s Tour of Britain. The Boels Dolman rider was second in the sprint at Lutterworth, gaining a two- second time bonus, while
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It's odds against a Wibsey double
Queensbury and Victoria Rangers will present formidable foes to Wibsey Warriors' ambitions of pulling off a Bradford Cup double when the sides meet at Bradford Salem RUFC on Sunday. It is the first time in ten years that the local amateur clubs
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Now Yorkshire skipper wants to cash in
Andrew Gale is aiming to take his own advice as he looks to build on his impressive century for Yorkshire against Durham earlier this week. The White Rose captain showed immense character to first of all drop himself for last week’s clash with
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Court File
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court: Peter Junior Depledge, aged 32, of Hapsburg Court, Broomfields; breach of the peace, bound over for 12 months. Wayne Grantham, aged 44, of Loughrigg Street, West Bowling
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Bonus-point kings Steeton must be at their best
Steeton have made full use of the Aire-Wharfe League's new bonus-points system, picking up all but three of the 30 available in the first three matches, and they will need to maintain that standard on Saturday when they travel to Beckwithshaw.
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Liversedge reserves edge nine-goal thriller
In a topsy turvey Lancashire League East local derby, Liversedge Reserves won 5-4 at Brighouse Town Reserves. Former Brighouse player Eli Hey grabbed a hat-trick for Sedge, with other goals from Josh Beaumont and Shane Collins, while the Brighouse
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Drug use was the reason for cameras at Leeds United - former managing director Haigh
Former Leeds United managing director David Haigh today gave a “full statement” to police relating to the installation of surveillance equipment at Elland Road, claiming it was put there in response to reports of Class A drug use in the boardroom.
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Andrew Davies column: Finishing anywhere near the bottom would have been a travesty
Football moves on and there are going to be a lot of comings and goings over the summer. I think we’ve done great to finish in the top half. The squad wear their heart on their sleeves, as the manager demands, and we’ve done all we can. But
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Bay Athletic pile tension on Ovenden West Riding
As the West Riding County Amateur League season draws to a close, there are still a few issues still to be decided. With Premier Division leaders Ovenden West Riding’s game at Steeton on Wednesday night postponed until next Tuesday, a 3-1 victory
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Defeating Woodlands would give big impetus to Wainwright's 40th birthday bash
Gary Wainwright is 40 on Saturday, and a nice birthday present would be a victory for his current club, Morley, at home to one of his old clubs, Woodlands. “Some of the bigger clubs might think that is fanciful,” said the experienced batsman, “
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Tour-nament success for Aireborough under-tens
Aireborough Lions under-tens brought the curtain down on a hugely successful season with an unbeaten two-day tour of the North-East. The boys won the Brookes Contracting Trophy after beating Durham and Sunderland in back-to-back games. And
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Farsley prize-giving night
Farsley are holding their end-of-season presentation evening in the clubhouse at Throstle Nest tomorrow night (7.30pm start). Plenty of awards will be handed out as players from the first team and academy will both feature. Admission to the
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Cycle and hike trek for charity
Nine young people are walking, cycling and rowing their way from Bradford to the Lake District carrying an Olympic Torch. The mission is being sponsored by Morrisons to raise funds for Brathay Trust which helps 5,000 vulnerable and disengaged youngsters
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Surgeon takes on executive Trust role
A Yorkshire surgeon has been appointed to the role of executive medical director at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Karl Mainprize, who takes up his post on Tuesday, June 3, was formerly deputy medical director at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Accessibility boost by music festival
This year’s Bingley Music Live will be more accessible to those with physical challenges than ever before, thanks to a raft of measures which may include sign language on the main stage to ensure equal enjoyment. The event, now in its eighth year
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Bickerdike wins tight awards race at Cleckheaton
Scrum half Jack Bickerdike has won a tight race to lift the players’ player of the year award at Cleckheaton. He received one more vote than triple runners-up Matty Piper, player-coach Rob Afoa-Peterson and Ross Hayden. Josh White was runner-up
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Bradford children make a stand on health benefits
Pupils at a Bradford primary school are taking part in an innovative study aimed at improving their health by standing up at their desks rather than sitting down all day. And the children say that after a few weeks they can already see the benefits
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Wibsey Lions continue the winning habit
Wibsey Lions under-16s, playing in their first match since winning the Huddersfield Junior League Division Two title, stayed unbeaten for the season with a 3-0 win at Brighouse. Cam Green gave Wibsey the lead with a header, Damo Hields scored from
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Woman trapped after city centre crash
A woman was trapped in her car after a city centre crash. Police have cordoned off Sunbridge Road and Godwin Street after the accident, which happened at 2pm. It involved a blue Vauxhall and heavy goods vehicle and emergency services are currently
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Police release CCTV image in hunt for missing woman
Police today released this CCTV image of the last known sighting of a woman who has gone missing in Bradford. The photograph shows Anita Racz, 41, leaving her home in Bolton Road to go to work at about 8.30am on May 1. She is described as white
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Keighley MP’s Haworth house will look Depart!
An MP has raided his toolbox to put together a larger-than-life installation to celebrate the Tour de France. Keighley MP Kris Hopkins has built the plywood bicycle shape – painted in the Tour’s signature colour of yellow – to display on the outside
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Butchers carve out award win
Nidderdale butcher H Weatherhead & Sons, which has its own farm in Ilkley, has been crowned UK champion in the Countryside Alliance Awards. The High Street shop, chosen as Yorkshire regional champion in the annual awards for the past two years
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D-Day to be marked at cinema
A special Friday Night is Music Night concert marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day will be shown at Cineworld in Bradford next month. D-Day 70 Years On is a sell-out event at The Royal Albert Hall on Friday, June 6, and will be streamed at the
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Make a will and help hospice
Two Bradford law firms are supporting Martin House Children’s Hospice this month. May is Make A Will Month for the charity and Read Dunn Connell and Schofield Sweeney are offering to prepare straightforward wills at a heavily discounted price to
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Row breaks out over Bradford Council chief’s new office doors
A row has broken out over new double doors installed at a cost of £4,000 near the City Hall office of Bradford Council’s chief executive. The Liberal Democrats have condemned the decision to install the wood-and-glass doors in the corridor at City
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Drinks at church now on tap
A parish church can now provide its congregation and guests with hot drinks thanks to a new installation completed as part of its five-year restoration plan. Haworth Parish Church has had a ‘servery’ fitted by Stanbury-based company Cole Joinery
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‘We need to do more to hit A&E targets’ says Airedale Hospital chief
Airedale General Hospital says it continues to face challenges in ensuring accident and emergency patients do not have to wait more than four hours for treatment. While the hospital met its target of treating enough A&E patients within four
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Events to find out about fostering
Bradford Council is backing a regional campaign to get more people fostering. People living in West Yorkshire can find out more about foster caring at two information events to be held in Leeds and Ainley Top during Foster Care Fortnight, which
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Cartoon classic is brought to Bradford stage
The Mystery Machine is on its way to Bradford's Alhambra Theatre with all the Scooby-Doo gang! Based on the cartoon classic, the new show will give fans a chance to see their favourite onscreen characters brought to life in an epic adventure –
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Crime chief speaks to civic society
West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson will visit Addingham next week to give a talk. Mr Burns-Williamson OBE will be the guest speaker at this month’s Addingham Civic Society meeting, on Thursday, May 15. He was
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Manningham on the map – in 1613
A map found stored on top of a wardrobe for many years shows an area of Bradford from medieval times – and is believed to be the oldest one for the area. The 1613 map of Manningham, by famous cartographer Robert Saxton, reveals the area as a small
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Robin’s vintage rally car is a real star
The car was the star as a Baildon man’s iconic Ford Escort was handed the TV spotlight. Robin Shuttlewell took to the track in his Mark I Ford Escort Mexico on Channel 4’s For The Love Of Cars. Life On Mars actor Philip Glenister also drove
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Police appeal after young cyclist hurt in Yeadon hit-and-run
Police are hunting for a hit-and-run driver who left a teenage cyclist badly injured in the road. The 17-year-old boy had to be treated in hospital for facial, arm and hand injuries after being hit by the car near Yeadon on Monday just after 5pm
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Bradford University Athletics hit the ground running
Bradford University Athletics competed for the first time as a club in the BRITISH UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES three-day championships at Bedford this weekend. Hannah Yates, the club president, was 11th in the discus final with 31.09m. Her tiny,
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Chance to let singing do all the talking
A national network of choirs is expanding to the Bradford district. Called All For One, the choir was formed in 2011 by husband-and-wife team Helen and Paul Garnett. “The confidence, happiness, enthusiasm in belonging to All For One that we have
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Bingo at Long Lee, Keighley, pub cash boost for hospice
Staff and regulars at the Dickie Bird pub in Long Lee have presented £900 to Sue Ryder Care. Funds were raised during the pub’s Tuesday night bingo evenings over the past year. This has been added to the Dicky Bird’s Bonus Ball game and proceeds
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Artist thanks design students at Bradford College School of Art with show
Tonight successful artist Darren Baker returns to Bradford College School of Art to say thank you to fashion and clothing design students who devised an outfit for his dog. After graduating with a degree in Art & Design in 1998, Darren set
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Plant set to bring new life to old site
It used to be called incineration, but the new and improved version is ‘energy from waste’, and we are about to get such a plant in the Bradford district. Surprisingly, it isn’t the one that the Government pulled the plug on for Bradford and Calderdale
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A waste of time
SIR – At last, Labour’s true intentions for this country are being revealed to the general public, if not to Labour MPs or the unions – yet – and they do not sound very appetising to someone like me, ie old enough to remember many of Labour’s past
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Playing with money
SIR – Now that the next General Election is almost a year away, the arguments about what we can and cannot afford for this and that is going to be paramount in our media. What your readers and the public in general need to know and keep in the
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Challenge to US
SIR – When US Vice-President Joe Biden is finished condemning Russia for land grabbing Crimea, perhaps he and President Barack Obama would consider giving the Black Hills back to the Sioux, Arizona back to the Apaches, and so on. While I note complaints
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Democracy speaks!
SIR – We have at the moment New Labour, Liberal Democrats, and the Conservatives all doing their utmost to demonise UKIP due to their policy of withdrawal from the EU and the return of independence to Britain, which has ever-increasing support from
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A toilets problem
SIR – With reference to R J Lacey’s letter (T&A, May 1) regarding public toilets, I hope he is more successful than I was about the ones in Queensbury! And may I say we still haven’t a public toilet. L Evans, Ambler Thorn, Queensbury
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Let’s take opportunity to secure tunnel fund
SIR – The T&A has been generous in its attention to Queensbury CHAP’s – Community Heritage & Action Partnership – campaign to preserve the Queensbury Tunnel, but unfortunately your last article (T&A, May 3, New group is told ‘funding will
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Homes a priority
SIR – One of the biggest issues facing Britain today is housing. The major shortage continues with available homes of the right sort, at the right price, in the right place in extremely short supply. In London, prices go on rising massively but
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Animal cruelty crisis: Why are so many pets suffering?
Taking on an animal is a commitment for the length of the pet’s life. Yet so many animals are failed through their owners’ irresponsibility, and their disregard for meeting the basic needs of their pets is leading to increased demand for care at
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Morrisons announces further decline in sales
Morrisons suffered a further decline in sales during trading in the first quarter of 2014 as competition from budget supermarkets continues to hit the big players. The Bradford-based grocer revealed today that total sales, excluding fuel, were
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Thursday, May 8, 2014
25 years ago: Virginia Bottomley, the Government’s Junior Environment Minister, visited Bradford to explain how the new Community Charge, the so-called poll tax, would affect residents. 50 years ago: Labour increased its overall majority on Bradford
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Identifying children at risk is vital
Any parent will be concerned at the figures that show more than 70 children in the Bradford district are what the police term as being “at risk” of being groomed for sexual exploitation by paedophiles. Grooming, or specific targeting of young people
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Blaze leaves car destroyed
A police investigation has begun after a car was set on fire in a church car park in Thornbury. Fire crews were called to Thornbury Church on Rushton Road at 7.30pm on Monday. The vehicle, a Mitsubishi four-wheel drive, is thought to have been
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James, 15, horrified by plan to close Eccleshill treatment unit
The future of Eccleshill Treatment Centre has provoked fierce debate but the most determined action has come from a 15-year-old neighbour. James Slater was horrified when news emerged that the centre’s services could be lost, causing problems for
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Knitting team’s novelties record total in Bradford
A team of fundraisers selling knitted novelties in shops and schools across Bradford have raised a record total for cancer research this year. The 30-strong team, who have supported Cancer Research UK in Bradford for more than 15 years, raised £1,910
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Mob lay siege to Baildon councillor's home
A 30-strong mob of teenagers laid siege to the home of a town councillor, pelting it with eggs and stones. Police raced to Cliffe Avenue, Baildon, to disperse the group when Ian Lyons rang for help on Tuesday. Mr Lyons (left), 34, said yesterday
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Man accused of strangling girlfriend in Bradford tells of intense argument
A man accused of strangling his former girlfriend said his “mind had completely gone” after an intense argument when she told him she had a new boyfriend, a murder trial jury heard yesterday. James Gray, 25, denies murdering mother-of-two Jade
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Morrisons is sorry for being angelic upstarts
Bradford-based Morrisons has issued an unreserved apology for using a well-known Northern landmark as an advertising hoarding. A giant image of a French baguette was projected on the wings of the Angel of the North next to the A1 near Gateshead
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Open forum on future of Airedale rail line
An open forum this Saturday will debate the future of rail services on the Airedale line. The forum will follow the annual general meeting of Aire Valley Rail Users Group, at Saltaire Methodist Church, at 2pm. “Consultations are about to start
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Woodhall Hills off to flier in Bradford opener
Woodhall Hills are hoping double success at the first Bradford Union competition of the season is a sign of things to come. The Calverley-based club scooped both the gross and nett first prizes in the Inter-Club Fourball Championship at Skipton
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'Numbers declining at Eccleshill treatment centre'
Patient numbers have been declining for years at a Bradford NHS treatment centre where services are under threat, it has emerged for the first time. The future of Eccleshill Treatment Centre has been uncertain since the Bradford City and Districts
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Hospital probe ends as 135 nurses are recruited
More staff at Bradford hospitals means patients are benefitting – particularly in A&E, says a health watchdog. Monitor, the health sector regulator, started a probe into how services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were
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Bradford students scrap to win in national business challenge
A team of pupils at a Bradford school have won a national competition – thanks to a scheme to turn trash into cash. Already champions of Yorkshire, the five-strong team at St Bede’s Catholic Grammar School scooped won the Apex Mosaic Enterprise
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Business owners are optimistic about Broadway development
Business owners in the city centre say they are starting to feel the first positive impacts of the Broadway development. Craig Hunt, owner of fashion retailer Infinities in Hustlergate, said the business moved from its site on Kirkgate in February
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Old meets new as Broadway begins to transform the city centre
The speed at which Westfield’s Broadway development is taking shape is helping to bring a “feel-good factor” to Bradford, according to business owners and the city’s Chamber of Commerce. The site of the under-construction shopping centre has gone
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Keighley man jailed for sexually abusing two young girls
A 49-year-old man has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of six historic sexual offences against two girls, one of whom was only eight at the time. Anthony Nash, of Oakworth Road, Keighley, was found guilty of three charges of
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Deadline looms for Crocus Cancer Appeal events
Schools still have chance to get involved with our big fundraising week for the Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal and have fun at the same time. Children are being urged to think creatively and host an event for Crocus Week which
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Lord Myners calls for change at Co-op
Traditionalists at the food- to- funerals Co-operative Group have been challenged to support plans to overhaul the running of the mutual business to secure its future. Former City minister Lord Myners (pictured) has revealed his plans for saving
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Hi-tech Bradford firm is changing university lessons
Audio-visual specialists from a Bradford-based firm are helping to transform learning methods at a leading Yorkshire university. They are providing state-of-the-art multimedia management system designed to create a video reference library of lectures
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Bradford Council backs new Dementia Friends campaign
The Public Health Department of Bradford Council is supporting the new Dementia Friends campaign to help people develop an understanding of dementia and turn it into action to help people in their community living with the disease. Across the Bradford
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Sidlow props up Bradford Bulls momentum
Adam Sidlow believes the Bulls’ recent prop crisis has helped him to hit top form as he eyes a third straight win, with St Helens the next target. The former Salford front-rower has enjoyed outstanding games against Catalan and Warrington as Francis
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Judge gives Keighley street brawler a chance
A dad-to-be who broke a man’s eye socket in a street brawl and left him with a deformed finger has narrowly avoided prison. Luke Thompson attacked Anthony Stewart last summer in a fight over a woman, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Although
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‘Messy’ robber is hunted by police
Police are appealing for information after a 13-year-old was robbed by a messy-haired teenager. The robbery took place on Clayton Road, Great Horton, on Sunday afternoon. At about 3.30pm the boy was walking towards Cemetery Road when he was
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Parkinson must play budget waiting game before offering new Bradford City deals
The future of several out-of-contract City stars will hinge on the budget talks currently taking place between Phil Parkinson and the board. Garry Thompson and Matthew Bates were yesterday told they would not be getting new deals. Others will
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Disgraced minister Flowers will now face church probe after drugs conviction
Shamed former Co-op bank boss and Methodist minister Paul Flowers will now face a probe by Church leaders after he was convicted of possessing drugs, including cocaine, crystal meth and ketamine. The 63-year-old former Bradford councillor pleaded
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Teenagers aged 14 are ‘dealing in drugs’
A woman who found an addict’s syringe in a gutter as she walked her grand-daughter to nursery claims Keighley is cursed by drugs and teenage dealers who trade brazenly in broad daylight. Sarah Bull contacted the Telegraph & Argus after reports
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Tag rugby event to support Nathan
The latest major annual event to support a Silsden teenager who broke his neck playing rugby will take place this month. The third tag rugby event for Nathan Cubitt will be staged at Keighley Rugby Union Club, in Utley, on Sunday, May 25, starting
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Bradford Park Avenue ace Walker wins the lot
Paul Walker made a clean sweep of the awards at Bradford Park Avenue’s presentation evening. The mood inside the social club inside Horsfall Stadium was good after Avenue had claimed tenth place in the Conference North in their second season in
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Children still at risk of being groomed for sex in district
Dozens of children across the Bradford district remain potentially at risk of being groomed for sex. Latest figures released by police show officers are now working with 73 children who are judged to be in danger of being targeted for sexual exploitation
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Ferres hoping to help give Bradford people a Bulls team to be proud of
Steve Ferres was unsure whether he would work in rugby league again when he resigned as Castleford chief executive in February 2013. The boyhood Tigers fan with more than 40 years in the professional game as a player, coach and administrator felt
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Hunt around Shipley for bike prizes
A revolutionary day of cycling fun with the chance to win fantastic bikes takes place in Shipley this Saturday in honour of the Tour de France. The Allez Shipley event, which is inspired by the Grand Depart in July, kicks off at 11am with a treasure
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Lion King’s share comes to Bradford's Alhambra theatre
Disney is celebrating its Lion King run at the Alhambra as a roaring success and to mark it has handed over a mask to go on show in the theatre’s foyer. More than 80,000 people have bought tickets to see the legendary musical which began in Bradford
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Bradford DJ spins the decks for cancer charity
A Bradford DJ will be spinning the decks and raising funds on her 50th birthday in memory of her mother who died of cancer. Ellen Boyle has organised her birthday with a difference featuring a series of events in the city on Saturday. Her mother
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Artists’ Bradford Festival chance to shine
Local artists, musicians, dancers, actors and arts groups will complement the national and international line-up for Bradford Festival this year. Organiser Bradford Council said next month’s three-day celebration includes cutting edge and interactive
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Skipton Girls' High School teacher had sex with pupil of 17
A teacher who was involved in a sexual relationship with a pupil over several months has narrowly avoided prison. Gareth Aspey, 29, (pictured) was given a 12 month jail sentence, suspended for two years, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court
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Triple trophy haul for Bojang at Liversedge awards evening
Liversedge held their presentation night in the clubhouse at Clayborn immediately after the final game of the season at home to Tadcaster Albion. The 4-0 defeat to the runners-up dampened the atmosphere somewhat but Sedge had finished third bottom
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Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court file
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates: Zahida Parveen, of Wingfield Street, Barkerend; failure to ensure child attends school regularly, £100 fine, £120 costs. Abdul Quadeer, aged 47, of Pollard Lane, Undercliffe
