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Yorkshire skipper Gale facing punishment for dissent
Andrew Gale faces possible disciplinary action from the England & Wales Cricket Board after showing dissent before being dramatically recalled by the umpires during a hard-fought third day of the Roses match at Headingley. The Yorkshire captain
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Blow for Wildcats as Annakin handed five-game
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats forward Chris Annakin has been served with a five-match ban by the Rugby Football League. Annakin was charged with a dangerous throw in his side’s loss to Warrington on Sunday and was given his punishment tonight.
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Woman was dragged into car by robbers in early morning attack
A woman was pulled into a car, driven away and robbed of her handbag and contents as she made her way home from a night out in Batley, West Yorkshire Police said. The 37-year-old victim was targeted at around 3.25am on Sunday morning as she walked
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T20 specialist Finch has long-term Test ambition
Aaron Finch believes his forthcoming spell as Yorkshire’s overseas player can help him shed the tag of a limited-overs specialist and break into Australia’s Test team. The powerful Victorian batsman, rated the No 1 T20 batsman in the world, has
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Mum calls firefighters after toddler gets his head stuck in potty
A worried mum had to call in firefighters after her toddler son got a plastic potty stuck on his head. The incident happened at Braithwaite Walk, Keighley, at around 11.30 am yesterday and family members initially tried using a hacksaw to cut through
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RIASA students take the limelight at Eccleshill United
Eccleshill United’s end-of-season awards evening was dominated by the overseas students of the Richmond International Academic and Soccer and Academy (RIASA) that make up the bulk of their squad. Forward Adam McCabe was named player of the season
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New Farnley all-rounder Limbechaya sinks Yeadon
Rishi Limbechaya continued his run of good form in the JCT600 Bradford League second-team competition as New Farnley retained top spot with a 39-run Division One win at Yeadon. Limbechaya (63) top-scored in Farnley’s 165-6 total in a Bank Holiday
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Brook raises the bar after Snetterton successes
Having achieved his mid-season target of a top-six Thundersport GB Superstock finish early, David Brook is raising the bar. "Although the Arkoni Ltd ZX10 is proving much more particular in terms of set-up, I genuinely feel I can podium or even
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Young at heart to give Thackley lift
With a number of their key players departing after last season, it has taken Thackley’s new-look side a while to settle. But they finally got their first Aire-Wharfe League win on Monday – and they did it in style. Jack Young (4-25) and Andrew
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Dixon and Kelly given chief coaching roles at Bradford & Bingley
Bradford & Bingley have not extended the contract of director of rugby Henry Paul. Instead the Bees have handed the coaching reins to former players Ronnie Kelly (forwards) and Stuart Dixon (backs), whose more simplified game-plan almost saved
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Gargrave Seconds beat rain and rivals
Just one Craven League fixture survived the dismal Saturday weather that claimed the majority of fixtures around the district. It came in Division Five as eight-man Cowling Seconds travelled to play Gargrave Seconds and put up a brave fight before
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Melling books his passage to China
Keighley’s Chris Melling is China-bound, having qualified for the season’s first major tournament on the world circuit. Having clinched his two-year tour card earlier this month, the 35-year-old beat twice World Championship runner-up Matthew Stevens
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NCE League to even up next season
The proposed Toolstation Northern Counties East League constitution sees the Premier Division back to an even number. The top tier is down from 23 to 22 clubs, so there will be no more frustrating free Saturdays for the odd club. Albion Sports
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Hill can't make up for shocking start
Kells 36, Bradford Dudley Hill 22 Bradford Dudley Hill’s porous defence out wide proved to be their downfall in the 36-22 defeat at Kingstone Press National Conference League Division Two table-toppers Kells. Hill paid the price for a lacklustre
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Chain with Bradford outlet is named top bookseller
Independent bookshop chain Blackwell’s, which has a branch in The Richmond Building at the University Of Bradford, has been named book retailer of the year at the annual Bookseller Industry Awards. Martin Kelly, Bradford store manager, said: “Recognition
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Wife tells court in acid murder trial how she heard attack on her husband in bedroom
A sobbing wife told a murder trial jury how she heard her husband cry out in pain as he was beaten by intruders in their bedroom. Donna Selby described how she hid between the bed and a wall as her husband Barry tried to prevent his attackers getting
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Whitechapel Primary progress in Drax Cup
Whitechapel Primary from Cleckheaton are the latest team from the Bradford region to reach the west area final of the Drax Cup under-nines competition. The team were unbeaten to finish top of the Spen Valley School Sport Partnership event at Cleckheaton
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Gale stands firm as Yorkshire batting fades away
Yorkshire lost seven wickets in the afternoon session of day three to be bowled out for 243 against Lancashire at Headingley today. Captain Andrew Gale took advantage of being called back to the crease by the umpires, having been given out caught
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Shelf at summit after perfect pursuit
Amer Ayoub (55no) and Craig Fletcher (46no) scored the last-over runs that took Shelf to joint-top of Division One as they edged out defending Bradford Evening League champions Denholme. Charlie Davy (51no) had earlier helped set an imposing total
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Ilkley Rotary and Addingham woman aid patients at Airedale Hospital’s stroke unit
The Rotary Club of Ilkley and a fundraising former patient have teamed up to make a donation to Airedale Hospital’s stroke unit. Fiona Mann, of Addingham, and John Metcalf, president of the Rotary Club of Ilkley, handed over a cheque for £500 to
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Otley Carnival day collectors wanted
A day of colourful floats, parades and fancy dress is on offer at this year’s Otley Carnival. Eight bands, 21 floats and walking groups will feature in the parade, led by Otley Cycle Club. The street collector wearing the best fancy dress,
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Manningham office change of use is approved
Plans to turn offices on Manningham Lane into an orthodontists have been approved by planners. D Bayliss applied for permission for the offices at 87 Manningham Lane, and says the business will have seven consulting and surgery rooms. The plans
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Ilkley property firm backs Ben Rhydding U12 hockey team
A property firm is sponsoring a successful junior hockey team. Dacres Commercial, based in Ilkley, is sponsoring the Ben Rhydding Girls Under 12s, who recently became the National Club Championships Northern Champions. Earlier this month the
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£1,000 raised for charities by Horton Bank fun day
A Bradford charity day raising funds for Syria and a local girl with a rare chromosome condition made more than £1,000. The event in Horton Park split proceeds between Islamic Relief's Syria fund and a family Disneyland Paris trip in August for
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Yorkshire batsmen left reeling by Smith burst
Three quick wickets for Tom Smith halted Yorkshire’s progress with the bat during the third morning of their County Championship match against Lancashire at Headingley. Adam Lyth, on the way to a fifth half-century of the season, and Alex Lees
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Bradford cinema to stream gala screening
Motorbike fans will be revving up for a treat at a Bradford cinema next month. The Odeon at Gallacher Leisure Park will be one of 14 Yorkshire cinemas showing a gala screening of movie Road on Wednesday June 11. Road, narrated by Liam Neeson
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Five Queensbury School pupils on housing estate name shortlist
Creative Queensbury School pupils are waiting to hear who has won a competition after playing the name game for a housing estate. The Deanstones Lane pupils got their thinking caps on to name Bellway’s 124-home development on Queensbury’s Brighouse
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Lifelong Bantams fan Arnold dies aged 91
A lifelong Bradford City fan who was one of the club’s longest-serving supporters has died aged 91. Arnold Thompson had been a Bantams’ season ticket holder for 79 years after his passion for the club began aged 12. Despite being diagnosed
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Duck home first in final Esholt John Carr 5K race
Running log The final race in the Esholt John Carr 5K series saw Claire Duck from Leeds City win the women’s section in 16min 50sec. This ranks Duck tenth in the country this year. Her run last year in the same race was 30 seconds quicker and
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Tenants get help to start a business from Thornbury Incommunities staff
Social housing tenants with hopes of becoming entrepreneurs can get help their landlord this week as part of a new way scheme to help them fulfil their ambitions. Staff from Incommunities will be in Thornbury as part of local outreach work to target
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Signs installed along Tour route in Addingham
Tourists visiting the district for the Tour De France are sure to find their way thanks to 35 new signs along the route. Bradford Council has placed the signs ahead of the world’s most watched annual sporting event arriving in the region on July
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Bradford disabled riders planning trip to Hamm
A group of cyclists will ride 600 miles from Bradford to its twin town Hamm in Germany for charity. The 20 bikers are tackling the challenge in aid of Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure (BDSL). Barry Thorne, of BDSL, said they were aiming
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Bunting to show toll from extra traffic in Thackley
Protesters fighting plans for a housing development intend to use car-shaped bunting to illustrate the potential scale of new vehicle movements they say the development would bring. Bradford Council has to make a decision on whether to allow Persimmon
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Oakworth Primary School Children help the community
Pupils at Oakworth Primary School have been digging in to help the community. The year six youngsters carried out a range of tasks, including gardening at Holden Park and in the grounds of Christ Church, as part of a Community Week. Other activities
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Cyclist airlifted to hospital after wagon crash
A cyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash with an 18-tonne livestock wagon. The accident, which also involved another cyclist, happened near to the Sun Inn on the B6451 at Norwood near Otley. The two bikes were
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Helping children to close literacy gap
Did you know that one-in-five adults don’t have the reading skills to find a plumber in the Yellow Pages? Or that more than half of all prisoners have the reading skills at or below those of an 11-year-old? According to Beanstalk, a literacy charity
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Now’s the time to find your cossie confidence
Nothing says ‘holiday’ like a new bikini or swimsuit – or three. With so much swimwear variety, it’s difficult to select just one piece for your suitcase. Narrow down your search using your body shape to paddle through the sea of options. From
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Cycle route challenge for Bradford runners
A group of fundraisers from Brighouse are aiming to run the Coast to Coast cycle route in under 24 hours to raise money for a West Yorkshire children’s hospice. The team of seven will tackle the 138-mile challenge in ten-mile stages, with the aim
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Special technique needed for Bradford buildings repairs
Conservation specialists working on restoring a landmark city centre building have turned to maritime technology to fix urgent problems with its stonework. Britannia House has been encased in scaffolding for more than 18 months for improvements
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Seminar will to help Bradford exporters
A case study on the export success of a small Shipley firm will be the centrepiece on an event next month to help local businesses break into overseas markets. AquaBirths, a family-owned and run business, clinched a major export order of birthing
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Disabled athletes inspire children at Shipley's High Crags Primary School
Bradford Bulls’ wheelchair rugby visited a Shipley school to let pupils know having a disability does not prevent you from playing sports. The team visited High Crags Primary School on Pratt Lane and spent over an hour talking to children about
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Bingley man faces nuisance calls charges
A Bingley man will appear in court this week charged with making nuisance 999 calls. The 34-year-old, who has been charged with repeatedly making hoax calls to the police and ambulance services, is due to appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates
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Bradford rude boys bring ska to university
Four friends from Bradford are evoking memories of their youth and organising a ska and reggae music extravaganza for Yorkshire. Rude boys David Crawford, 48, Jeff George, 50, Paul Howson, 48, and Michael Spencer, 47, have joined forces with the
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Exercise classes keep you in tune
Gerald Briscoe looks forward to his weekly exercise class. The 89-year-old, from Bolton Lane, suffers from Parkinson’s disease and finds the movements taught in his weekly Extend class help him to feel more supple. He says: “I also have arthritis
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Expert care at the Marie Curie hospice is just ‘ace’!
They say good ideas come from need. Inspired by the care they received from the Marie Curie hospice in Bradford, Kirsty James and her family decided they wanted to help families care for their loved ones in similar circumstances. Kirsty, a
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Accident was catalyst for holistic approach
It was a cold, crisp December night when Sophia Kupse glanced up to the stars sprinkled across a clear sky, before getting into her car. She had barely started driving when she saw a pair of headlights approaching, on her side of the road. What
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Critical time for ‘invisible’ girls
Jasvinder Sanghera’s parents found her a husband when she was eight years old. When she was 14, her mother showed her a picture of the man she was to marry, and when Jasvinder refused to comply with it, her parents disowned her. Jasvinder was
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Reliance on food banks a concern
Food banks seem to be a phenomenon particular to the last four years of Britain’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government. But Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank (BMFB), which has been going for ten years, first started giving out bags
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No room for standing
SIR – I’ve never before heard of school children being made to stand at their desks for lessons (T&A, May 9). It’s the kind of thing bogus schoolmaster Wackford-Squeers in Nicholas Nickleby would do. Teachers who believe in this idiotic
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Focus on settlers
SIR – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Monday, May 12, that he had asked world powers to classify Israeli settler groups who attack Palestinian communities and holy sites as terrorist organisations. Mr Maliki said militant settlers
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Thanks for support
SIR – On behalf of Ilkley Rugby Club, I would like to express my thanks to the Ilkley Community and our local sporting community for their support this season, and more specifically over the last two months. Our attendances have more than trebled
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Failings being hidden
SIR – The Department Of Work and Pensions (DWP) under Conservative Minister Iain Duncan-Smith is continuing to block publication of official reports that would disclose the failure of the Universal Credit Scheme – the new all-in-one benefit designed
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More diplomacy
SIR – For better or worse, Mr Putin is Head of State. An important an influential state at that. As someone for whom the press has misquoted ad nauseam, it might well be wrong, but if the Prince of Wales really did compare Putin to Hitler, I despair
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New bins will not meet our needs
SIR – The sun is shining as I write this and like many of you who enjoy their gardens my thoughts are turning to gardening. The collection of green waste from my garden has been very useful because I have generated at least six or seven bags each
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Banks must change
SIR – Our fuel bills are rising fast, and politicians seem to have little idea what to do about it. Tackling the profit-hungry energy companies has to be part of the answer. But the banks, too, must be made to change their ways. In years
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Historical hiccups
SIR – Horrible Histories indeed for both Jim Greenhalf and author Terry Deary in The Guide (T&A, May 23). Jim quotes the Alhambra as having opened in “March 1914, three months before the horrors of the Somme”. Erm, two years and three months
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Afraid of royal family?
SIR – The recent comments by Prince Charles in which Russia’s Vladimir Putin is likened to Hitler and the Nazis is close to the truth in my view, but may I point out there are double standards here. I note how quick the leading politicians have
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Thanks to runners
SIR – I would like to thank the 145 runners from across the UK, who ran for The Children’s Trust in this year’s Virgin Money London Marathon in April and have so far helped raise over £265,000! In particular, I would like to thank our celebrity
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Views not changed
SIR – I feel sorry for my old socialist friend, Christopher Hindle, (Letters, May 22). How could he possibly expect me to have changed my views over the years? The answer to all his foolish questions is clearly ‘no’, and as someone who was imprisoned
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Dangerous trade deal
SIR – Most people are unaware that the USA and the EU are currently negotiating a trade deal shrouded in secrecy which would put the potential profits of big business before our health, welfare and the environment. This is called the “Transatlantic
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Supermarket struggle
SIR – Yet again the Government tells us inflation is under two per cent. So why are we all struggling to keep the family going? Here is a tip – check the weight and contents of the stuff you get on your next supermarket run. It’s the same price
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Seats in Bradford district will be ‘up for grabs' in general election drama
The district is poised to be at the heart of general election drama – with nine out of 11 Westminster seats “up for grabs” That is the conclusion of a new electoral website, which warns gloomily that the number of exciting contests is “shrinking
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Bradford sisters-in-law to shave heads for cancer chaity
A woman who lost her mother to breast cancer just weeks before she was diagnosed with the same illness is to shave her head in support of Macmillan Cancer Support. Liz Tyler has recently undergone two operations as part of her treatment and starts
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Hospital dieticians to lead tours of Bradford stores
Hospital dieticians are running supermarket tours as part of a series of district-wide workshops to beat obesity and combat diabetes. The free sessions are an effort to help people manage the condition more successfully. If current trends continue
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Keighley awards hat-trick for Haworth springs company
A family-run engineering company which bounced back after a devastating fire threatened its future scooped a trio of gongs at the Keighley Business Awards. Haworth-based Airedale Springs was named overall business of the year as well as winning
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Scooter seized on Gilstead estate
Police have seized a motorised scooter from a 17-year-old youth in Gilstead, Bingley, who now faces court over traffic offences. Bradford District Roads Policing Team went to The Oval after receiving reports of a teenager riding a scooter in an
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Drivers checked in Bradford for vehicle offences
A number of commercial vehicle drivers being stopped as part of a police operation were found to be drunk and in possession of cannabis. Officers from Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team teamed up with HMRC officers and Roads Policing Officers
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Care on ward at BRI was brilliant
SIR – After spending four weeks at the BRI, I felt I had to write about the excellent care I received while on Ward 3. The staff were so caring and pleasant from the doctors, nurses, tea ladies and cleaning staff, nothing was ever too much trouble
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Fabulous ‘invasion’
SIR – Re the 1940s weekend at Haworth, may I apologise for the mass invasion of your beautiful village. It was a fabulous day (Sunday) for myself and my partner and our dog Buster, the sun shone and everybody was friendly. I also took lots
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Focus on life on Earth
SIR – If human beings are supposed to be the most intelligent primates on Earth, why are scientists spending billions looking for life on Mars, a dry, cold planet that has a thin 95 per cent carbon dioxide atmosphere and is continuously plagued by
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Late results for city once again
SIR – Once again, Bradford’s bureaucrats have shot themselves in the foot. While the rest of the country was digesting the results of what’s been the most fascinating election since 1945, we’ve had to wait 24 hours to find out what’s happened in
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
25 years ago: About 3,000 members of Bradford’s Muslim community were set to attend a protest rally in London’s Hyde Park as part of a national day of demonstrations against Salman Rushdie’s controversial book, ‘The Satanic Verses’. 50 years ago
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Monday, May 26, 2014
25 years ago: Royal Mail announced that a new £1.5 million bulk mail handling depot on Valley Road, scheduled to open within a year, would create 100 new jobs in Bradford, making the city one of the largest mail centres in the UK. 50 years ago:
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
25 years ago: Businessmen in Bradford were set to make a plea to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher asking for her personal intervention and support in the row over granting extended flying hours for Leeds-Bradford Airport. 50 years ago: More than
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Art of noise is to respect neighbours
While it is true that one person’s din is another’s symphony, it is also clear that too many people in Bradford are being subjected to unwarranted and unacceptable levels of noise pollution in their own homes. New Council figures show complaints
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Bad drivers need to be weeded out
It has come as no surprise to some of those polled for their opinions in today’s Telegraph & Argus on the survey which shows Bradford has the highest level of disqualified drivers in the country. Some people are of the opinion that you only
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Festival will bring joy to city centre
Let’s hear it for the Bradford Festival. The weather might not be what we’d hope for on this Bank Holiday weekend, but we can at least look forward to June when the three-day family fun event takes over various locations around Bradford city centre
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Ten taken to hospital after dawn fire
Five children and five adults were taken to hospital after being rescued from a dawn blaze at a house in Manningham early this morning. Five firecrews from Fairweather Green, Bradford, Idle and Shipley attended the burning terraced house which
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U-turn joy over care of son for Wibsey mother
Health trust bosses will put a disabled Bradford teenager in his own flat with carers instead of sending him to a care unit 125 miles away from friends and family. Paula Rawnsley, of Wibsey, who had fought against her son Thomas being moved from
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Two are held in raid on Heaton home
Two men of four whom police were searching for following an assault have been arrested. Officers raided a home on Emm Lane, Heaton, on Sunday, leading some neighbours to believe there had been a firearms or drugs-related incident. Detective
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Bradford-based Yorkshire Water tots up its green account
Yorkshire Water is in a better position to measure the environmental impact of its operations after becoming the first water company to put a cost on them. The Bradford-based utility business has developed an environmental profit and loss account
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Gaskell accepts Wakefield a must-win match for Bradford Bulls
Lee Gaskell admits his frustration got the better of him during Saturday’s horror show in Catalan but he is confident the Bulls can turn things around against Wakefield. Francis Cummins’ men were thumped 46-4 in Perpignan and remain on zero points
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Taylor gets head down in his Bradford City recovery process
Matt Taylor is not expected to make the start of City’s pre-season programme. The former Charlton centre half, who endured a hugely frustrating first year at Valley Parade, is recovering after an operation to mend an unusual foot injury. Taylor
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Bradford madrassa facing action over hours
A madrassa educational centre is facing legal action within 18 months of planning permission being granted because it has been operating outside agreed hours. Bradford Council approved the centre, in Woodhall Avenue, in December 2012 after rejecting
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Mystery as 160 road cones go missing from Haworth's 1940s Weekend
Thieves have stolen 161 traffic cones worth over £1,200, leaving a charity out of pocket. A handful of the cones, used at the Haworth 1940s weekend, have since been returned, but the majority, costing £7.50 each, will need replacing. Haworth
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Wibsey patient is injured falling off trolley after op at Bingley clinic
An investigation has started at a Bradford hospital after a patient recovering from minor surgery awoke to find she had fallen from bed with injuries leading to a longer stay. Diane Appleby apparently fell from a trolley in a recovery room and
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West Yorkshire Police set for forced marriage changes
A new campaign to raise awareness of forced marriage and new legal restrictions on the practice being launched in West Yorkshire has been welcomed by a Bradford lawyer who deals with its victims. The law changes from June 16 and means those found
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Hospital tops the list of police callout hotspots in Bradford
The district’s top ten crime hotspots and places officers are called to most often have been revealed by West Yorkshire Police. Bradford Royal Infirmary tops the list for calls for help, with officers requested 517 times last year and the majority
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Bradford City: Out of the way! Here comes Davies
Rory McArdle may have just pledged his future to the claret and amber cause but he knows who is the “big noise” of the City back four. If they can get a word in edgeways, the numbers speak for themselves. Andrew Davies is the exception to the
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Council vows to tackle soaring noise nuisance
More than seven people a day are making official complaints about nuisance noise in Bradford. In the last year there was a nine per cent rise in calls to Bradford Council about irritating rackets, with noise from factories and rowing neighbours
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Top honour for Afghan attack dog
In a special ceremony at Kensington Town Hall, actress and PDSA Ambassador, Joanna Page, has posthumously awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal – known as the animals’ Victoria Cross – to Military Working Dog, Sasha. The medal was instituted by veterinary
