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Hopkins is honoured by his peers at Thackley
The first-team awards were spread out at Thackley’s presentation evening. James Firth picked up the managers’ player of the year, and the committee’s player of the year choice was Damian Hopkins, while the players voted for Paul Whiteley. The
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Leeds United owner Cellino agrees to sell Cagliari
Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has revealed he has agreed to sell Serie A club Cagliari to an unnamed American investment group. Cellino met with the potential buyers, led by Italian businessman Luca Silvestrone, in Miami yesterday afternoon
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Greens triumph to lift Yorkshire Snooker Pairs for Bradford
Bradford brothers Gareth and Anthony Green successfully came through a strong field to lift the Yorkshire Snooker Pairs Trophy at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. This is on the back of last year's winners from the city in Wayne Cooper and
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Hermits B are pacesetters
Hermits B have set a hot pace in Division Two of the Bradford Summer Table Tennis League with three straight victories, including an impressive 8-2 verdict over Unity. George Bak and Tony McGowan were both unbeaten, while Mick Kosmowsky edged out
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Boyes signs permanent deal with Guiseley
Striker Adam Boyes has become a permanent signing for Guiseley following his successful loan spell last season. Boyes arrived at Nethermoor from Gateshead and scored 15 goals in 24 games, helping the club reach the play-offs in Skrill Conference
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David Hockney painting fails to sell
He may be acknowledged as one of the finest artists of the 21st Century, but even Bradford-born David Hockney cannot always live up to expectations. One of his early works did not sell when it was put up for auction by Bonhams yesterday, failing
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Jane's Shipley ace is rewarded
The time was right for a Bradford golfer when she scored a hole-in-one during a recent club competition to be rewarded with a limited-edition BOSS watch as recognition for the achievement. Jane Cranston-Young, 56, scored her ace on the 148-yard
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Calverley pair tee up shot at Gleneagles glory
A tilt at golfing glory awaits amateur Russell Daughtry and his Calverley PGA professional Danny Littlewood as they bid to reach the Lombard Trophy grand final at Gleneagles – just three weeks before Europe and America meet there in the Ryder Cup.
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Griffin hits form to seal title on Merit
Liam Griffin (Pudsey BC) won the Yorkshire Crown Green Individual Merit after defeating Graeme Wilson (Elland WMC) 21-18 in the final at Elland CA&BC. Having qualified through a tough field at Peel Park on Friday, Griffin started finals day
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Bowls results
BRADFORD LEAGUES SATURDAY Naylor Premier: Whitkirk 141 (7), Crossgates 192 (23). Godwin: Greengates A 189 (18), Cranmore 168 (12). Observer: Crowghyll A 168 (13), Ladyhill B 174 (17); Elland CA&BC 188 (18), Hollies S&SC 164
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Cards to aid feedback at Calderdale pharmacies
Scratchcards will now be helping people talk to their pharmacist about problems they are having with their medication. Calderdale Pharmacies yesterday unveiled the scheme, where patients will be asked to fill out a short survey by scratching off
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£1,000 is raised by head shave in Thornton pub
A woman was given a close shave, raising more than £1,000 for a cancer charity. Francesca Drake had her head shaved at the Great Northern pub in Thornton on Sunday and collected £1,000.52. Miss Drake, 33, has also gathered almost £600 from
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VIDEO: Pensioner banned for reading map at wheel for ten seconds
A 73-year-old man has been banned from driving for 12 months for spending a potentially "disastrous" ten seconds reading a map whilst driving. Peter John Rigby was captured reading at the wheel of his Honda Jazz for more than 10 seconds by North
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Rain ruins Roses finale
The Roses clash between Yorkshire and Lancashire Yorkshire was abandoned as a draw with no play possible on day four at Headingley. The visitors had been looking to build on their overnight 48-3 – a lead of 130, despite Tim Bresnan’s figures of
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Committee elected for Bradford Gurdwara
The election for the managing committee of a Sikh temple board has taken place. A committee of 21 members and the three main officers for Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara, in Leeds Road, was elected by a secret ballot over the weekend. Ranbir Singh
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Oakenshaw charity helps dog thrown into canal
An Oakenshaw charity is nursing a dog back to health after it was thrown from a bridge into a canal. Four-year-old staffie Bertie was pulled out of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal by students who saw a man in a white shirt throwing him off a bridge in
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Friends walk from Long Lee to Oxenhope in Jimmy's memory
A onesie walk in memory of a man who was cared for by Manorlands before he died takes place this Saturday. Family and friends of Jimmy Ludlum, of Long Lee, will walk in their sleep suits from Jimmy’s local, the Dickie Bird pub in Long Lee, at 10am
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Scholemoor and Lidget Green groups invited to apply for grants
Voluntary and community organisations in Scholemoor and part of Lidget Green in Bradford are being invited to apply for a round of Big Local grants. The grants programme, giving between £500 and £1,000, is part of £1 million Lottery scheme to help
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Minister supports call from Bradford Asian Business Forum
Asian entrepreneurs in Bradford want more to be done to raise the city’s profile and are also calling for the development of an alternative retail offering in the city centre to complement to new Westfield development. These were among issues discussed
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Vision on water comes clearer
Yorkshire Water is in a better position to measure the environmental impact of its operations after becoming the first water company to put a financial cost on them. The Bradford-based business revealed it has developed an environmental profit
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Bradford group that cares for 550 is looking to recruit new and old hands
Ten more nurses are being sought by a Bradford-based care group. Czajka Care Group, which runs five nursing homes and provides home and domiciliary care to more than 550 people in Yorkshire, is looking to recruit trainee and experienced nurses
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Fans back One Direction amid 'drugs' controversy
One Direction fans rushed to the boyband's defence after footage was published appearing to show two of them smoking cannabis. The video appears to have been filmed by Louis Tomlinson during their tour in Peru and seems to show him sharing a joint
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James is at the head of a retail revolution
James Haggas is used to mates in the pub asking him how his printing business is doing. Little do they know that this extrovert 40-something heads up a company that is harnessing the latest digital technology and revolutionising retailing.
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Not ready to role with Mr Bumble
Maybe it’s the distinctive cocked hat and cane, the booming voice or the overall nastiness. Or maybe it’s because Mr Bumble just isn’t as appealing as angelic little Oliver Twist. Whatever the reason, my 11-year-old nephew, Jack, decided he would
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Poignant pencil sketches reveal soldier’s final days
On the morning of June 25, 1916, Bradford war artist Harry Robinson’s 9th Battalion disembarked from the Arcadian at Alexandria docks, Egypt. They arrived in Marseille on Saturday, July 1 – the first terrible day of the Somme battle – and proceeded
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Role is an honour
SIR – I would like to thank all the residents of Bingley Ward that braved the inclement weather on much of Thursday to take part in the local elections and particularly those that supported me for a further term as one of your representatives at City
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Thanks for support
SIR – I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to the voters of Menston and Burley for electing me as their new councillor on the Bradford District Council. I wish to assure them, as well as the rest of the two communities who voted
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Mirroring moves
SIR – In answer to Mr Bloom (T&A, May 27), Mr Putin’s recent annexation of the Crimea mirrors exactly what Hitler did with Austria in 1938. Though in both instances the population welcomed the annexation, it was nevertheless illegal. This is
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Meat at Shibden Head Primary Academy in Queensbury ‘is not halal’
Parents at a Queensbury school have been sent letters after false rumours that its menu had changed to halal spread through the village. Principal of Shibden Head Primary Academy Sarah Thornton sent the letter last week to inform parents that all
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Young people can turn social media into a career
A pioneering social media apprenticeship programme which has succeeded in the North West is being extended into West Yorkshire- with the backing of some leading employers. The Juice Academy course is designed to develop young people to become social
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Take drivers to task
SIR – The T&A reports that Bradford officially has the worst drivers in the country (May 26). However, I am sure that this is no surprise to those of us who have to drive around our city on anything like a regular basis. The standard of
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‘Neoliberalism’ irony
SIR – We now find ourselves in a situation where zero-hours contracts, cuts in real pay, workfare, increased insecurity for the workforce and long working hours have become the norm for many in this country. We should not be surprised as none of
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Public inconvenience
SIR – Re Chris Tate’s article about Shipley toilets (T&A, May 26). It seems odd that the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council with a 2014 budget of £450 million for a population of 500,000 people cannot maintain a few suburban town centre
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Could weir be used to produce eco power?
SIR – Your article about saving Hirst Wood weir (T&A, May 22) led me to think about the contentious issue of the proposed water turbine at Saltaire. It seems to have dropped from the spotlight over recent months, but I doubt that it’s disappeared
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Church of England will engage with community
On Sunday, June 8, up to 3,000 people are expected at York Minster to attend the inauguration service for the new Church of England diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales and its bishop, the Right Reverend Nick Baines. Actually he has two jobs
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Work to start on new rail station for Bradford after £10m grant
Work will start this summer on the new rail station at Apperley Bridge following a government grant of almost £10 million towards the project. The station is one of two planned on the line between Bradford and Leeds as part of the £16 million Leeds
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Ambulance concerns inevitable
In an ideal world we would have a National Health Service that is fully staffed, financed and resourced to everyone’s satisfaction. Unfortunately, however, we do not live in such a world, and health care – be it medical treatment or emergency response
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
25 years ago: Doctors in Bradford said they would no longer have to play “guessing games” with heart attack patients after a revolutionary new ECG pressure monitor was installed at the city’s Infirmary. 50 years ago: Queensbury and Shelf Council
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Fire in overpass to Bradford Interchange causes problems this morning
Firefighters were this morning attending two rubbish fires on Hall Ings. Rubbish was set alight in the overpass connecting Bradford Interchange and Hall Ings, which resulted in thick smoke in the confined space. And a second blaze was started
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Web of intrigue at water HQ!
This is the mysterious web left on a hedge at the Bradford offices of Yorkshire Water. However, after running an online campaign, the firm discovered the culprits were not spiders but Cotoneaster webber caterpillars, commonly known as Hawthorn
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Queensbury fatal collision victim is named as Fairweather Green man
A man who died almost five weeks after he was injured in a two-car crash has been named. Kallum McCarter, 20, of Raven Terrace, Fairweather Green, died on Thursday night at Leeds General Infirmary. He was being treated for the serious injuries
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Jet2 flies high with three more routes
A West Yorkshire-based leisure airline and package holidays business is set to expand its operations from Leeds-Bradford Airport next year with the launch of new services. Jet2 and Jet2holidays will launch three new destinations for summer 2015
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Green backs Cummins and calls on Bradford Bulls fans to do their bit
Bulls chairman Marc Green has urged fans to turn out in force for Sunday’s crunch clash with Wakefield as he gave his full backing to coach Francis Cummins. Green feels the visit of the Wildcats is possibly even more important than the numerous
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Health care trust gives a healthy boost to Bradford wellbeing charities
The charitable trust of Bradford-based cash plan provider Sovereign Health Care has donated £54,000 to various good causes. The money is the second of six rounds of donations it will make this year, totalling more than £500,000. A total of
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Suspected burglar found in loft of house he had flooded while trying to steal pipework
A suspected burglar was found hiding in the loft of a Bradford house he had just flooded while trying to steal pipework. Police were called to a property on Rhodesia Avenue, Allerton, in the early hours of yesterday after someone heard banging
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Business up 27% for Bradford recruitment agency
A Bradford recruitment agency is set for another record year after seeing ‘unprecedented’ demand for its services. Frontline Recruitment has seen a 27 per cent increase in the number of new candidates it has placed in jobs during the first quarter
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Glusburn councillor calls for Cross Hills level crossing closure to stop traffic congestion
The closure of a railway level crossing has been called for to ease “horrendous” traffic congestion in a village. Coun Graham Beck, who represents the Glusburn ward on Craven District Council, said Cross Hills and Glusburn was “inundated” with
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Boss of Bradford timber firm says personal touch will help it break through £1m sales
The owner of a rescued Bradford timber business which is on target to break through the £1 million sales landmark says its service levels are key to its success. Taylor’s Timber Centre in Thornton Road achieved a £900,000 turnover in the year to
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Missing Millers ‘no bad thing’ for Bradford City
Phil Parkinson believes the promotion of Rotherham is no bad thing as City look to replicate their Yorkshire rivals next term. Controversial Millers boss Steve Evans has become a hate figure for City supporters following his spell at Crawley before
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Money launderer is ordered to repay more than £200,000 or face jail
A Riddlesden man will face jail unless he pays more than £200,000 following a proceeds of crime confiscation hearing at Bradford Crown Court. Wasim Karim, of Westfield Crescent, Riddlesden, has been told to repay £211,651.18 within six months or
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Ten firms lose thousands of pounds in stock to 'professional gang' of raiders who took out CCTV cameras
Professional burglars have been blamed for a raid on a business centre where ten firms were targeted by intruders who first knocked out a security system. One company lost stock worth £6,000 and others also suffered substantial losses, with many
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VIDEO: Family of ten taken to hospital after fleeing house fire
Neighbours were woken by screams and shouts as a family of ten fled a house fire in Bradford yesterday. Five young children and five adults were taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary as a result of the early morning blaze in Westfield Road, Manningham
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Work on Bradford flats site is hit by delays
A long-awaited city centre development appears to have stalled again, despite an announcement earlier this year that work had started. In February it looked like the £45 million Citygate scheme in Manchester Road had finally got under way after
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Private ambulance use soars in the district
Private ambulances responded to more than 200 calls a month across the Bradford district on average last year, new figures have revealed. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust confirmed that vehicles from providers such as St John Ambulance
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Mugger jailed for Bradford pensioner attack
A drug addict has been jailed for five years after he mugged a pensioner as he lay on the ground in agony. Raymond Womesley, 69, who was on his way home after a night out, suffered a dislocated shoulder when he was knocked to the ground by 33-year-old
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Planning File: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Silsden: Extensions and adaptation to bungalow to provide disabled accommodation, Laithe Bank Bungalow, Low Lane. Silsden: Revision to house types for plots five to ten approved
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Four youngsters are tasered by police in West Yorkshire
Four people under 18 have been tasered by police in West Yorkshire during the last three years. The weapon was also drawn on one occasion against a child aged 12, following a report to police that a person was threatening to kill themself and was
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Football club attacks use of Saltaire pitch for concert
An outdoor rock concert cancelled due to torrential rain still caused serious damage to football and cricket pitches due to deep ruts caused by vehicles used on site. The football club which plays on the fields, now surrounded with muddy trenches
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Three stabbed in Bradford city centre dawn street brawl
Three men were stabbed in an early morning fight between two groups of people in Bradford city centre. The brawl happened just before 6am on Bank Holiday Monday in Sackville Street and five people were taken to hospital for treatment as a result
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REVIEW: War Horse spectacular takes to the stage at The Alhambra
War Horse The Alhambra There has been much reflection this year on the massive loss of human life on the battlefields of France a century ago. But alongside the men crawling through mud and tangled in wire were a million horses, sent to France
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PM must heed Euro warning, says newly-elected UKIP MEP Amjad Bashir
A newly-elected UKIP MEP says Europe must “wake up and heed the warning” after the resounding success of Eurosceptic parties last weekend. Bradford businessman Amjad Bashir, who won a seat on the European Parliament on Sunday night, said Prime
