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Bradford Park Avenue are left done four by Harriers
Bradford Park Avenue 1 Kidderminster Harriers 4 There will be no FA Trophy second round meeting with former manager Lee Sinnott’s Altrincham after Avenue were knocked out of the competition with an emphatic scoreline by Conference Premier Kidderminster
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Brave Bantams can hold heads high in FA Youth Cup exit to Liverpool
Liverpool Youth 2 Bradford City Youth 0 WHEN the opposition have won 4-1 at Real Madrid a month ago, you realise the size of the FA Youth Cup task facing the young Bantams tonight. Seven of the Liverpool side for the third-round tie had also
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School makes appeal to help tragedy-hit family
A SECONDARY school is appealing for the community to help some of their pupils, left in financial dire straits after their mother was severely injured in a road accident abroad. Jasmin Yeasin, 13, her brother Mohammed Ismail, 15, and their older
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Sandy Lane win on penalties to book Oakenshaw last-16 tie
SANDY Lane are through to the fourth round of the West Riding County FA Sunday Cup after winning a thriller. They were 4-4 at full-time at Halifax Sunday League Premier Division outfit Carrington, and 5-5 after extra-time before winning 4-2 on
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Thirteen-point lead not unlucky for Field
WEST Yorkshire League heavyweights Field are now 13 points clear in the Premier Division. However, they were losing twice at Horbury Town before winning 3-2, grabbing the decisive goal with 15 minutes left. Curtis McMahon, Chris Wood and Andy
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Hole in the heart boy strikes martial arts gold
A BRADFORD boy born with a hole in his heart has defied his medical condition to star in a martial arts competition. Saiyam Maroof won a gold medal in the green belt category of the annual Taekwondo Championships held at Carlton Bolling Sports Centre.
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VIDEO: Dad's Christmas lights spectacle set to raise charity cash
DAD-OF-TWO Peter Downes is expecting hundreds of people round to his house in the run up to Christmas. The 46-year-old has lit up his home in All Alone Road, Idle, for the ninth year running in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. Over the years
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Banks on the money for Grangefield in thrilling Trophy tie
MUCH was expected of Grangefield's Yorkshire Amateur League match against Farsley Celtic Juniors, and it didn't disappoint.Grangefield's ground was unfit, so the second-round TERRY MARFLITT TROPHY tie was switched to the excellent 4G surface at Bradford
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Carroll on song in Dudley Hill victory
BRADFORD Council Parks and Recreation department's decision on Thursday to postpone any football on their pitches this weekend proved to be the correct one. While it only affected Tyersal and Salts, the frost on Thursday night into Friday, followed
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Bradford health chief issues winter warning
HEALTH chiefs in Bradford are urging people to use extra care when walking in wintery conditions. NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven, NHS Bradford City and NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are promoting a 'use your head
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Planning applications for Addingham, Apperley Bridge, Baildon and Bingley area
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Addingham: single storey rear extension, Manor House, Main Street. Addingham: construction of single storey extension on line of outbuildings and internal alterations and
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Jets' title hopes given big lift
ONLY two games were played in the Spen Valley League First Division – but both had significance at the top of the table.Leaders Idle travelled to third-placed Hightown Jets and were beaten 4-2, dropping to third.Ryan Lacey, Nathan Clarke, Kyle Kershaw
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13 appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Gemma Louise Foster, aged 31, of Woodside, Shipley; theft, £50 fine, £6.89 compensation, £105 costs. Mark Anthony Leighton, aged 26, of Marriners Walk, Keighley; theft, two
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Fresh doubt cast over nurse's murder convictions
NEW scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill another, according a TV investigation. Glasgow-born Colin Norris (pictured)
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Silsden climb to third after Wademan brace
SILSDEN'S Development team had a fine 3-1 victory at Ashton United Reserves in the Lancashire League to move up to third.Chris Wademan put Silsden ahead after only two minutes, when he chipped the Ashton goalkeeper from outside the penalty area, and he
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Woman, 23, seen wielding kitchen knife in block of flats, court told
A woman who was serving a suspended prison sentence for offences, including possessing a bladed article, was seen wielding a kitchen knife in a block of flats, a court heard.Bradford Crown Court was told today that a CCTV operator saw Rachel Pearce, 23
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VIDEO: Parishioners celebrate as church re-opens in time for Christmas
PARISHONERS at a church forced to lock its doors because of its crumbling ceiling will be back in the building in time for Christmas. St John's at Greengates has been shut for two years since it was deemed too dangerous for services. The congregation
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December 15: Why romance is scarce under the Ebola rules
Love in a Time of Ebola would be a short sequel. The no-touch rule tends to constrain any amorous tendencies. The whole international aid community seems to have descended on the country and inevitably there are couples working in the same or connected
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Annual Festival of Race Walking
FOLLOWING the success of the Northern Winter League race walking series and a summer venture of "Village Walks" around North Yorkshire, plans are being made for an Annual Festival of Race Walking, promoted jointly with the Bradford-based Yorkshire
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How to solve sonic boom mystery
Boom mystery SIR - One way of determining whether or not the sonic booms heard over Britain recently wer caused by the top secret US spy plane Aurora would be for any readers with contacts in Russia, Venezuela or Cuba to ask if they have heard similar
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Leader's chauvinist attitude to fellow politician
SIR - Prime Minister’s question time on Wednesday was conducted by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Deputy Shadow Leader of the opposition Harriet Harman. I have noticed on the few occasions that this happens how Nick Clegg refuses to address
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A paradox too far
SIR – John Hall (T&A, December 11) says I equate “Palestinian” and “Hamas”. No! I explained why Israel felt it necessary to bombard Gaza: Hamas was firing missiles, often from near hospitals and schools, on Israel. It is wrong of him to suggest
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Anti-EU stance is no good for trade
SIR - I can agree with John Pashley (T&A, December 4) that Philip Davies is a conscientious constituency MP, but like many of his Conservative colleagues I find that he often seems to be advancing his own agenda rather than the national interest
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Use of live reindeer at events is worrying
SIR - It is worrying to see the increased use of real reindeer in Christmas parades, ‘Santa’s grottos’ and other festive activities. It is undoubtedly fun for young ones to see animals from films and storybooks in the flesh. However, uprooting
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Pubs are no place for children
SIR - Recently, I had a coffee in a Shipley pub, owned by a well-known national pub chain. Just before I left, a woman brought in a small boy who was probably no older than two or three years old. She was obviously his grandmother. He began
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Why the discrepancy between cash theft cases?
SIR - A treasurer who stole £30k from churches in deprived areas of Bradford has rightly been given a two year jail sentence (T&A, December 10). What then are we to make of a report in the previous day’s paper which stated that a bookkeeper
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What the real cost of leaving the EU might be in 2017
SIR - Mr Murray (T&A, December 10) seems to have misunderstood me. I am well aware that David Cameron does not want to leave the EU and is simply using the hollow threat of leaving, in the hope of winning concessions for his financial supporters
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Helping to ease the blues for those all alone at Christmas
CHRISTMAS can be a lonely time for some. While most are making merry and enjoying time with families, some people fear the loneliness and the sad memories of those who have passed away. According to a study by Age UK, this year 23 per cent
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Leeds in White plight after transfer embargo
LEEDS UNITED have been hit by a transfer ban and will not be able to sign any players for the rest of the season, after breaching the Football League's financial fair play (FFP) rules. The Whites are one of three Championship outfits - along with
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Trial of former JJB boss halted due to sickness
The former executive chairman of the now defunct JJB Sports chain will no longer face trial due to ill-health, a court was told today. Ilkley businessman Sir David Jones, who has Parkinson's disease, went on trial at Leeds Crown Court earlier this
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Rebekah misses out again
DENHOLME weightlifter Rebekah Tiler, who made the final short-list of ten for the second successive year, again did not make the final three for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year. The final three were announced on children's TV programme
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Teenager found guilty of raping schoolgirl in bushes
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been warned by a judge that he will be locked up for raping a schoolgirl in bushes behind The Rainbow Centre in Keighley. A jury at Bradford Crown Court today convicted the teenager of two offences of raping the girl on November
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Melling is edged out
CHRIS Melling led 2-0 and 3-2 but ended up losing 4-3 to Rory McLeod in the fourth round of the Lisbon Open in Portugal. The Keighley ace made a great start, hitting a 104 break on the way to a 119-1 victory in the first frame and taking the second
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James helps to roll out broadband
A CLECKHEATON teenager is helping switch on West Yorkshire to extend its high-speed fibre broadband after being taken on as an apprentice. James Crossley, 19, is one of 66 apprentices employed by BT for their Superfast West Yorkshire project.
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Mortgage firm's joy
HML, the UK and Ireland’s leading third-party mortgage administration company, has signed new five-year contracts with two existing lending clients. The Skipton-based business has worked with Amber Homeloans and North Yorkshire Mortgages for several
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Surveyor business sold in £9m deal
A HISTORIC property-surveying business with an office in Bradford has changed hands in a deal worth nearly £9 million. Eddisons, a West Yorkshire-based national firm of chartered surveyors, has been acquired by business recovery specialist Begbies
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BA link from Yeadon a high-flier
BRITISH Airways service between Leeds Bradford Airport and London Heathrow has seen the second highest number of customers transferring from UK domestic flights onto connecting BA international services in the two years since it started. British
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Award as locally-brewed beer appears at Westminster in House of Commons bar
KEIGHLEY brewery Timothy Taylor has received a certificate marking a parliamentary appearance by its award-winning Boltmaker bitter. The popular tipple featured as a guest ale in Strangers’ Bar at the House of Commons. Now Keighley MP Kris
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MP praises quality of school debate
STUART Andrew ensured order was maintained on both sides of the ‘House’ when he attended a mini-Parliament at Fulneck School. The Pudsey MP (pictured) held an event at the school to encourage more pupils in his constituency to become engaged in
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Don't let it all go up in smoke
PEOPLE who receive E-cigarettes for Christmas are being warned to not let their festive season go up in smoke. West Yorkshire fire service said the devices’ rechargeable batteries could explode while being charged –mainly because the wrong types
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Christmas film classic set for town screening
CLASSIC Christmas movie It’s A Wonderful Life will be screened at the Picture House in Keighley on Christmas Eve. The North Street cinema will present its annual screening of Frank Capra’s renowned 1946 film at 5pm. It’s A Wonderful Life, starring
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December 14: Problems stack up as hospital opening gets closer
Our Ebola hospital waxes and wanes between storms of activity and lulls of calm. In the intensive phase the wards are full of PPE-clad worker bees swarming around the beds and corridors. Then suddenly all is quiet as the teams sit in small groups reflecting
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Voucher scheme starts at market
SHOPPERS are being encouraged to snap up the Christmas bargains at Skipton Market with the start of a gift voucher scheme. Skipton Town Council, which took over running of the market this year, has also announced some extra market days before Christmas
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Police act on rural crime
NORTH Yorkshire Police has produced a video to promote a new rural crime prevention booklet, launched after a consultation found the public wanted rural crime to be a key priority. The video features two police officers, who have responsibility
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'Use public transport at Christmas'
ARRIVA is urging people to plan ahead and use public transport if they go out celebrating over the festive season. The bus operator, which runs services across the Bradford district, has a new travel app with maps and a journey planner designed
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Club on track for Christmas displays
KEIGHLEY’S model railway club will stage an open day at its base off South Street later this month. The group will open its doors and display its activities and railway layouts to members of the public on Sunday, December 28, from 10am to 4.30pm
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Summit on 'northern powerhouse'
A NEW Year summit will see leaders from West Yorkshire, Sheffield and Manchester meet to set up plans for a ‘Northern Powerhouse’. Leaders of its combined authority are inviting their counterparts from these areas to a summit in Leeds. Authority
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City hosts bid to stop mutilation
BRADFORD is to host a high-profile conference to continue to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation. Bradford charity campaigner Yemi Fagborun is helping to organise the event, which will be held at The Bradford Hotel in Hall Ings, on March
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December 12: Spreading Ebola truth as African rumour mill starts up again
Conspiracy theories swirl around every society, but never more than rural African ones. When I was working in Southern Africa in the 1990s, the local young men were adamant that AIDS was a pro-celibacy conspiracy: American Invention to Discourage
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Beware perils of 'drunk walking'
IN THE run-up to Christmas, revellers in Bradford are being warned about perils of drunk walking. Data released by price comparison website Confused.com reveals a peak in drunk walking injuries in December. The statistics show that, across
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Nurseries turn around rating
TWO nurseries in the district have been praised for making swift improvements after being criticised by Government inspectors earlier this year. In June, Keighley Community Nursery was given an “inadequate” rating by Ofsted after inspectors found
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Fundraisers 'jump' to it!
A FIRM of Keighley solicitors has pulled the wool over their own eyes by donning Christmas jumpers to raise cash for the Martin House Children’s Hospice in Wetherby. AWB Charlesworth Solicitors’ staff in Keighley and Skipton embraced the festive
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Online shopping delivery fraud
WEST Yorkshire Police Neighbourhood Watch is urging people to pass on advice to friends, relatives, neighbours and small business owners about an online shopping fraud. Action Fraud has received a large number of reports from victims who have been
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Pupils taking part in festival at Cathedral
PUPILS from across the district will perform alongside the Bradford Youth Orchestra at this year’s Christmas Festival at Bradford Cathedral tomorrow. The choirs of St James’s Church Primary School and Woodside Primary Academy will perform together
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Society is set to spread its festive cheer
GET in the festive spirit with the Bradford Festival Choral Society’s Family Spectacular. The event, held at St George’s Hall on December 20, 3pm, will feature old and new seasonal music. The choir will be accompanied by Rothwell Temperance
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First World War cake proves cream of the crop in competition
A FIRST World War-themed creation took the honours in a Christmas cake competition run by a Yorkshire-wide residential care home firm. The cake, made by residents and staff at Scholebrook Court, Tong Street, Bradford, was crowned the Yorkshire
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Hospital bosses take part in bake-off
HOSPITAL bosses have cooked-up a fundraising event for their Emergency Department appeal. Executive and non-executive directors of Airedale Hospital were due to take part in a bake-off before a meeting today at Steeton Hall. Their Christmas cup
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Nest egg for young 'is best present'
PARENTS in Bradford will spend £163 on presents for their children this Christmas, according to the Halifax. The bank also suggests that if the money spent annually on festive gifts was put in a Halifax Junior Cash ISA over an 18-year period, parents
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Celebrating 89 years together
A BRADFORD couple thought to have the longest marriage in the world have notched up yet another milestone. Karam and Kartari Chand (pictured), of Girlington, have celebrated an incredible 89 years of marriage. Friends and family gathered to help
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Little bit of conversation at world site
ONE of Saltaire’s celebrated historical treasures will be rediscovered next spring with the return of its once-famous Conversazione event. Fifty years since the last one took place and 136 since the first, the 2015 Conversazione will celebrate
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Jack reels in the top prize
BRADFORD City of Film’s film-maker of the month for November has been revealed. Jack King, of Bradford, used the city as a backdrop to inspire him in the making of a video for the song Cold Skin by folk rock band To Kill a King. He said: “This
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Help the homeless this Yule
BRADFORD Day Shelter is looking for volunteers to help make a special Christmas for homeless and vulnerable people in the city. It needs kitchen helpers over the festive break to prepare a full Christmas dinner for up to 150 people as well as wash
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VIDEO: Building society's delivers Christmas cheer for Little Heroes cancer charity
SANTA Claus has received a helping hand this year with some extra Christmas presents for the Little Heroes Cancer Trust. Staff at Yorkshire Building Society’s head office in Bradford have been buying toys and gifts to help spread a festive cheer
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Service calling for sensible 999 use
A HIGH number of 999 has led to Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust urging people across the region to only call for an ambulance in a medical emergency when someone has a serious or life-threatening illness or injury. Many of the hundreds of
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Roadworks continuing
PART of the A65 will be closed again today, after a roadworks scheme overran. The resurfacing work on the road, between The Fox pub roundabout in Menston and Burley-in-Wharfedale roundabout, was due to have finished. But it overran because of technical
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New appeal for help over crash death of motorcyclist, 24
POLICE are still trying to find out what caused a 24-year-old motorcyclist to crash on a rural road near Keighley. Brett Hames, of Foulridge, near Colne, died in Leeds General Infirmary on Friday, December 5, after he crashed on Pole Road between
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37 held in police drink-drive crackdown
NORTH Yorkshire Police’s Take Care at Christmas campaign has so far led to 37 arrests for suspected drink and drug driving. Twenty five people have been charged and some of them will appear in court before Christmas. Regular patrols based on
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Meeting to review heavy lorry routes through village
ACTION is being taken to end heavy lorry misery plaguing the residents of a Keighley village. Keighley Area Committee will soon be asked to impose a ban on heavy goods vehicles using Laycock as a through-route. And ward councillors are spearheading
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Under-threat children’s centre rated as ‘good’
A CHILDREN’S centre that could soon be downgraded to a “delivery site” for children’s services has been given a good rating by Ofsted. Menston and Burley Children’s Centre, managed by Bradford Council, was praised by inspectors following a recent
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Boxing day bus service announced
KEIGHLEY bus company Transdev is again operating Boxing Day services. Buses will run on five routes around Keighley and the Worth Valley. Services provided are the 66A Keighley-Steeton-Airedale Hospital, 703 Keighley-Guard House-Braithwaite
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'Chox and sox' are still needed!
MORE than 150 pairs of socks and bars of chocolate have been donated to a Christmas appeal by the Rotary Club of Bradford West. The club is supporting Bradford Soup Run’s Chox and Sox appeal, and handed the donations over at a Rotary Christmas
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Woman, 72, dies after house blaze
A WOMAN has died following a house fire in Sutton-in-Craven. Emergency services were called to an address in Wright Street on Saturday at about 9.55pm. A 72-year-old woman, the only occupant of the house, was found in a bedroom. An ambulance crew
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Police probe drugs case
NATIONAL Crime Agency officers are investigating the smuggling of Class A drugs into Bradford in packages flown into Manchester Airport. A 44-year-old man was arrested in a raid at a house in Moor Park Drive, Bradford Moor, by officers assisted
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Popular group has ‘positive impact’
A GROUP which helps elderly people get more active by swimming has celebrated its tenth anniversary. Hosted at Eccleshill Pool, the swimming group has supported more than 120 people over the past ten years to build their confidence in the water
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Motorbike youths are police target
POLICE are trying to trace two youths after patrolling officers saw a motorbike being ridden without helmets or protective clothing in Eccleshill, Bradford. It was then seen travelling at speed on footpaths and on to Highfield Road. Officers found
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Hannah has hair shaved for charity
A BRADFORD hairdresser has had her beloved locks shaved off in aid of a charity close to her family’s hearts. Hannah Wardman (pictured), of Thornton, raised more than £6,300 for the MS Society - beating her original target of £5,000. The 25-year-old
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Stamps can help a first-class charity
A SIGHT-loss charity is asking Bradford people to save their stamps from cards and parcels this Christmas. The RNIB wants everyone to help it deliver first class services by donating their used stamps to support the two million people in the UK
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Cars collide at junction
A CAR crash caused problems at a major junction on Saturday. Two cars collided at the junction of Mayo Avenue and Manchester Road in Bradford at about 2.30pm, leaving debris strewn across the road. The fire service and police were called out
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Initiative to tackle domestic violence
YOUNG people are to be taught that there is never an excuse for domestic violence at Christmas, in a new campaign beginning today. Organisations across the Kirklees district, such as Kirklees Council, the Pennine Domestic Violence Group and the
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Recruits are vital to boost ‘Dad’s Army’
While talk of a potential "Dad's Army" of ageing firefighters might raise a wry smile, it is in fact a very serious issue. Within the next few years, says the Fire Brigades Union, the average age of full-time West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews
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Dodge City! Nobody will fancy a festive face-off with Bantams, says Clarke
BILLY Clarke reckons rival teams will want to steer clear of City during their purple patch. Clarke’s spectacular goal at Chesterfield made it five wins in six unbeaten games for the buoyant Bantams. Saturday’s victory – their fifth away from
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Birthday boy Clarke certainly brings something to the party as match-winner helps Christmas bash go with a swing
Chesterfield 0 Bradford City 1 CHESTERFIELD’S pre-match DJ must have borrowed his set from the office Christmas party. From snatches of Cliff Richard and Eddie Cochran to Modern Romance and T-Spoon, his collection of cheesy tunes from down
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Solution found to reopen popular countryside centre
A COUNTRYSIDE centre forced to close last year will now reopen - thanks to a joint venture involving public and private cash. Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum on the edge of Baildon Moor closed its doors on March 31, 2013 after Bradford
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Takeaway worker in battle for life after street brawl
A TAKEAWAY worker remained in a battle for life last night from injuries he suffered in a street brawl. The 38-year-old Bradford man was admitted to Leeds General Infirmary with a life-threatening head injury, after up to ten people started fighting
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Fugitive Bradford rapist contests extradition from Italy
FUGITIVE rapist Wakar Akhtar is set to spend Christmas and New Year in an Italian prison after choosing to fight extradition. Akhtar, 21, was tracked down to the north of the country after fleeing Bradford halfway through his trial at the city's
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Wind turbine saturation point reached in part of Bradford, planning expert rules
A PART of Bradford has "reached the limit" of the number of wind turbines it can take, according to a planning expert. Bradford Council planning officer Peter Timbrell made the assertion as he refused a planning application for a turbine at Wellfield
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Councillors urged to block retrospective planning applications for mosque and shop
AN UNAUTHORISED mosque and a shop already being built could both be refused planning permission tomorrow. Although both applications are retrospective, in each case this was only discovered when planning officers visited the sites concerned.
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Firefighters' recruitment freeze causing 'Dad's Army' of frontline crews, union warns
WEST Yorkshire fire chiefs have been warned its ongoing recruitment freeze is leaving it at risk of having a "Dad's Army' of frontline firefighters. The brigade has no full-time firefighters under the age of 25 and projections show the average
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Bradford among most car-dependent places in England, survey claims
BRADFORD is among the hardest places in England to live without a car, according to a survey published today. The city is ranked sixth in a list of places where no access to a motor leaves people up against it. Peterborough is judged to be
