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Tudor ring is the latest find for Keighley treasure hunter
A Keighley charity fundraiser who only took up metal detecting as a hobby late last year has discovered another precious historical artefact. Riddlesden resident, Stephen Auker, who recently found dozens of ancient silver Roman coins at a site
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Top sea cadet Marcus heads for life in The Marines
A teenage Bradford sea cadet has started training after being accepted into the Royal Marines. Marcus Leadbeater became the first RMCD Sergeant at Bradford Sea Cadets after passing the National Royal Marine Cadet Detachment Cadet Sergeants exam
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Rupert Stroud to top the bill for four-day Tour de France hub festival
Ilkley musician Rupert Stroud has been confirmed as the headline act on the main stage of the Ilkley Hub ahead of the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in July. The Ilkley Hub is one of a number of free-to-enter official spectator hubs which will
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Car park shuts
A pay-and-display car park in Bradford is closing on Monday to make way for a new building for Bradford College. The Bradford Council-run Alexandra car park, off Great Horton Road, will soon be home to a £10million Advanced Technologies Centre.
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Creative talent goes on web show
A new website aimed at showcasing the best creative talent in Kirklees has gone live. Creativekirklees.com aims to bring together and showcases the area’s diversity. The digital hub wants to hear from anyone who works in art, design, marketing
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Learning disabilities charity is honoured
A charity that helps people with learning disabilities in Bradford has won a prestigious award. Hft has been awarded the Investors in People Gold Standard in recognition of its outstanding people management and commitment to developing staff.
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Elias on song
Bradford singer Elias Seymour, a former Park Avenue footballer, fuses reggae, gospel and UK garage music on his new album. The album, called God Is a Deeper Love and produced by Demix, is the second by Elias, who performs and records music under
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Knitters create woolly wheels in workshops
A woolly bike project has steered a course to Haworth this week. Yarn artist Cassandra Kilbride, famous for her crochet street art, is holding free workshops at the Bronte Parsonage Museum. The two sessions took place this week, and are are
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Gold medal award for safety standards at paint company
Paint specialists Bagnalls of Shipley has been honoured with a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents award for being one of Britain’s safest places to work. The Gold Medal, only given to companies who have achieved five consecutive
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Nurses to stage day of protest over pay rise snub
Nurses will take part in a day of action as part of a national pay row. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) from Yorkshire and Humber will take part in an event in June protesting against the government’s refusal to honour a recommended
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Robbers hunted
Police are hunting two men who allegedly stole a basket-full of groceries from a shop in Bradford. The duo are said to have taken the items from a shop on Town End Road, Clayton, at about 7.30pm on March 6 this year. Anyone with information about the
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Crackdown on car break-ins
Thieves who target vehicles in Bradford city centre car parks this summer will be the focus of a crackdown by West Yorkshire Police. Leaflets featuring crime prevention tips will be given to motorists, and officers will work with former offenders
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Have your say on future of hospitals
Bradford people can have their say on the way hospital services are provided in the city over the next five years. A meeting takes place on Tuesday at Bradford Royal Infirmary (above), organised by the governors who represent the Foundation Trust
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The pub where World Cup fever never flags!
A Bradford landlord is attempting to bring World Cup fever to the city by placing flags of all the countries taking part on the side of his pub. Stuart Carr, of the Turf Pub on Keighley Road, Frizinghall, has sewn flags of all 32 nations together
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Silsden pupils tuck in to advice on careers
Pizza was on the menu at a careers convention in a Silsden School. Pupils at Hothfield School enjoyed the treat at a Sainsbury's Supermarket stand, which was manned by award-winning local baker Mike Armstrong. Several days after the convention
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Silsden pupils design posters for dog mess ‘hotspots’
Children in Silsden are illustrating the need for dog owners to clear up after their pets. Posters designed by pupils of the town’s Aire View Infant School have been placed on litter bins. The first bin has been installed in Elliott Street
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Roadworks will mean M62 lane closures on Wednesday
Motorway roadworks will mean that only one lane of a stretch of the M62 eastbound near Bradford will be open for a nine hour period next Wednesday. The communication works on the motorway will start at 9pm, and close the hard shoulder and lanes
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Daredevils leap to back Lord Mayor's appeal
Daredevil fundraisers are being invited to take part in two events to raise money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal in Bradford. An abseil will be held from the top of the Jury’s Inn Hotel, Thornton Road, from noon to 6 pm on Saturday, June 7, with Lord
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University of Bradford study: 'Stress returns to affect sufferers in old age’
The stresses people experience during their lives can ‘catch up’ on them when they reach old age leading to health problems, new research has found. University of Bradford lecturer Dr Helena Chui was part of a team involved in a ground-breaking
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Rival bidders put in their plans for The Odeon
It’s showdown time for two rival groups battling to breathe new life into Bradford’s landmark Odeon building. Rival bidders Bradford One and Bradford Live, who both want to turn the former cinema into a live venue, officially handed over their
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Blythe ready for 'massive' Bradford Bulls return
Matty Blythe is determined to make his mark as he returns to Super League action in the biggest game of the Bulls’ recent history tomorrow. Wakefield visit Odsal with Francis Cummins’ men bidding to cut the gap between the sides to six points ahead
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Bradford mum battles for a watertight roof
A landlord has apologised to a mum-of-two after almost a year of roof leakage problems ended with a hole in her bathroom ceiling. Kelly McVay said Incommunities just did “temporary repair after temporary repair” despite telling her she needed a
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Knott vows to give Bradford City 100 per cent
Billy Knott admitted the opportunity to become City’s second summer signing was simply too good to turn down. The midfielder was available following his release from Sunderland and has penned a two-year deal, with an option for a third year in
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New Bradford school site blessed by Bishop Tom Butler
The site of a new school was blessed by the Acting Bishop of Bradford at a ceremony marking the start of construction yesterday. The school, due to open in September 2015, was also officially named at the event as Bradford Forster Academy – after
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Students to dig up local history in Keighley
Budding archaeologists will soon be unearthing clues to the past. Students from 20 local schools will head to Bolling Hall in Bradford, and Cliffe Castle in Keighley to find clues to the past by getting involved in hands on archaeological excavations
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Dignified Cummins deserves some good news at last
“One day I’ll look back and laugh at it all,” said Francis Cummins at his pre-match press conference this week. The Bulls coach had been asked about the endless obstacles he has faced since succeeding Mick Potter in September 2012. Such as
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Pair who robbed taxi driver at knifepoint are jailed
Two men have been jailed for their roles in the knifepoint robbery of a taxi driver on a Bradford estate. Tanveer Hussain suffered a cut to his hand as he grappled with knife-wielding Timothy Jackson, but was defending himself well until co-accused
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‘Smart’ ticket machines for Bradford's smaller stations welcomed
New “cutting-edge” ticket machines have been welcomed after being installed at six train stations across the Bradford area. Bingley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Crossflatts, Frizinghall, Menston and New Pudsey are among 92 stations where the ‘smart’
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Addingham biker’s death may never be explained
The mother of a motorcyclist killed on a long-distance charity ride in Kazakhstan was told his body would be ‘thrown in the pit’ if she did not go there and pay to transport him home. David John Rayner, 36 – known to most as Sid – died as the result
