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Police lay down the law with big win
TITLE contenders have been strengthening their squads in what is a particularly strong Bradford Table Tennis League First Division this season. Dewsbury Sedbergh, who have added Simon Pugh to their team, have been setting the pace all season with
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VIDEO: Dad's call for action over speeding drivers in village after near miss
A DAD who says he and his two sons were nearly run over at a set of traffic lights in Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, has called for further action against drivers speeding through the village. Ian Stuart said it is "only a matter of time" before someone
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Ben Rhydding and Bradford reach national indoor finals
TWO Bradford area teams have qualified for the boys' under-16 national hockey indoor finals next month in the West Midlands.Ben Rhydding won the Northern qualifier at Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield, beating Bradford, who also qualified, in the final.It
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Emotive play of Bradford City fire disaster raises cash for burns unit
THE burns research unit at theUniversity of Bradford has been boosted by funds from a theatre group's production based on the Bradford City fire.Members of the FYSA theatre group met Ajay Mahajan and Professor Des Tobin, director for Centre for Skin Sciences
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Illness closes Bradford secondary school until New Year
A BRADFORD secondary school today announced it will not be open on the last two days of term because of a high number of cases of illness among staff and pupils. Queensbury School head teacher Liz Hart said staff had struggled to keep the school
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Tributes follow death of founder of Bradford Cyrenians
SELF-TAUGHT man of culture Clement Richardson has died aged 94 after giving decades of compassion to people in need.Mr Richardson, who founded the Bradford Cyrenians charity for homeless men, died peacefully at his Wibsey home, surrounded by family.He
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UPDATE: Unemployment continues to fall in Bradford
THE number of people claiming unemployment benefit in Bradford fell by almost 600 last month, according to the latest figures. Data released today by the Office of National Statistics showed that 12,422 people in the district claimed Jobseeker's
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Theatre director in court accused of raping 15-year-old girl
A BRADFORD theatre director today appeared in court on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl. Sam Collier, 27, a former house manager at Bradford Playhouse, made a first appearance before District Judge Susan Bouch at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates
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'Don't use red envelopes this Christmas'
An MP is urging people to avoid sending cards with red envelopes, to help Royal Mail get every letter delivered as quickly as possible this Christmas. The fluorescent orange codes printed on each envelope for scanning machines to register the address
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Candlelit vigil to be held in Bradford for victims of Pakistan massacre
A CANDLELIT vigil is being held in City Park tomorrow in memory of the children and teachers killed in the Pakistan school massacre. The sombre event, at 7pm, will also see the Pakistani flag flown at half mast in Centenary Square and 141 balloons
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Judge warns cocaine supplier caught with £170,000 hoard to expect long jail term
A 39-YEAR-OLD Bradford man has been locked up and warned to expect a long jail sentence after he was caught with almost £170,000 of cocaine. Nasir Suleman was today convicted by a jury of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply, between
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Pedestrian, 85, injured in collision with car
AN 85-year-old pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a car this afternoon. A police spokesman said the man was currently being treated at the scene of the incident on Church Lane, Pudsey. His injuries are not thought to be serious
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Van overturns in Keighley crash
POLICE were called after a Vauxhall van overturned on the A629 near Keighley this afternoon. The incident occurred at 12.10pm between the A6034 Keighley Road junction and the A650 Hardings Road. Two lanes were closed eastbound as the vehicle
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December 17: Stunned and humbled by staff's devotion at Ebola 'holding centre'
The opening of our hospital is upon us and it is time to visit the dreaded Moyamba Ebola holding centre where our first patients will be be referred from. In the absence of a treatment centre patients in the district have been quarantined here
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Double embarrassing political display on TV
SIR – Thursday night December 11 provided a double dose of diatribe on TV. First were those idiotic and non-sensical ramblings of Russell Brand, claiming to be a comedian and causing nobody to laugh. His unbuttoned shirt just made it easier to
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Get your act together on prices, Morrisons
SIR – I’ve recently seen a Morrisons television advert in which they state “We are the only supermarket that price matches Aldi and Lidl”. The reason I left Morrisons and started shopping at Aldi and Lidl was not because they matched Morrisons
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Plea for Bradford City team badges
SIR – My boyfriend is a keen follower of football at all levels and as a hobby he collects official metal supporters club badges from every league, ex league and non league football clubs. He only needs a couple of supporters club badges to have
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How could tick-box assessment help disabled Ellie?
SIR – What a disgrace it is for a severely disabled teenager, Ellie McDonald, to have to face a work capability assessment by bureaucrats of the Government’s Department of Work and Pensions, seemingly an unsympathetic organisation (T&A, December
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Wishful thinking over Palestinian freedom
SIR – Should I thank A Michael Murphy for his further attempt to justify his position on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict, (Letters, December 15)? According to Mr Murphy: “A huge majority of Palestinians” desire Israel’s destruction. Hmmmm! I’d
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Police and Crime Commissioner: How we're being smart as cuts get deeper
2014 has been a year of challenges as we battle with continued cuts to our funding and shrinking resources, but it has also been 12 months of significant progress with more than half a million pounds given to communities from cash taken under the Proceeds
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Bradford's Peel Park left in terrible state after event by cyclists
SIR – On Sunday December 14 this year a cyclocross event took place in Peel Park over a large area of the park. This was an organised event which took place with the consent of the local authority and, I am given to believe, was an annual event which
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Christmas shopping could help heart research
SIR – I am writing to encourage you and your readers to visit your local Yorkshire & Humber British Heart Foundation (BHF) shop this Christmas. By doing your festive shopping with the BHF, you can spend a little and buy a lot. The profit from
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School wonderland to boost charity
BRADFORD may have escaped snow so far this year, but a winter wonderland exists in the city for those who know where to look. A Winter Wonderland of Christmas decorations has been created at Carrwood Primary School, located in Eversley Drive, Holme
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Putting brakes on off-road menace riders
New legislation being put forward by a local MP to introduce tougher rules relating to the sale of off-road bikes will be a step in the right direction in the fight against this anti-social menace. For too long, the district’s roads – and even
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Christmas card blots
BRADFORD card manufacturer Hallmark Cards has revealed some bad habits when writing Christmas cards. According to their research, almost one in five people say they will send a card to their pet while admitting forget to do the same for their parents
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High-risk group in diabetes help drive
A NEW healthy eating guide aimed at South Asian families with diabetes has been launched. The Enjoy Food guide sees Diabetes UK and Tesco join forces and has been written in combined English, Urdu, Bengali and Guajarati. It will help South Asian
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Soap-switch Claire King is now back on air
FORMER Emmerdale actress Claire King has crossed the Pennines for her latest TV role, as a man-eating cougar stalking the Weatherfield cobbles. Claire, pictured, whose family is from Bradford, has joined Coronation Street as Erica, who has a fling
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Permission granted for house plan
A MAN building a house in Idle has been given permission to change the plans slightly to make the most of the site’s sunny location. Bradford Area Planning Panel yesterday gave Martin Geldard permission to make the change at the site, in Highfield
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New recruits show promise
FOUR graduates and three school-leavers are the latest trainees to join Bradford and Leeds law firm Gordons. Libby Hanson, Owen Heeley, Merissa Neil and Aarti Parmar have begun two-year stints as trainees, while Joanne Beevor, Albert Bell and Ciaran
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Oven firm’s milestone
A WEST Yorkshire business has reached a milestone just six years since it started. Ovenu West Yorkshire, which covers Bradford, has completed 10,000 oven valets since 2008 – the shortest amount of time among all franchises that such a feat has
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Legal firm picks new specialist
LCF LAW, based in Augustus Street, Bradford, has appointed Leo Jones-Rowe as an associate lawyer. He joins LCF Law’s thriving dispute resolution department from commercial law firm DWF. He trained at DLA Piper. He has more than six years’ experience
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Saltaire Brewery appoints new head
IT’S cheers to Ewen Gordon after he was appointed as the new managing director at Saltaire Brewery. He took over fromTony Gartland, founder and managing director, on December 1. Mr Gordon has been with the company for four years, including
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Student has designs on architecture
TONG High School student Tyrone King returned to Saltaire-based Rance Booth Smith Architects on a work experience programme after being inspired to find out more about a career in architecture during Work Inspiration Week earlier this year. In
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Entrepreneurs in emporium launch
FUNDING from Bradford Council’s £35 million city centre growth zone scheme was the clincher for three arts and retail entrepreneurs to open a new venture. Mohammed Rasul, Fuad Khan and Tehreem Rasul have ambitious plans for their new Artz-I store
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Water firm gets award for footprint
EFFORTS to reduce its carbon footprint has earned Bradford-based Yorkshire Water the Carbon Trust Standard for a second time. The independently-assessed quality award from the Carbon Trust, is seen as the world’s leading recognition of carbon footprint
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A feather in Trevor’s cap
A 16-YEAR-OLD poultry breeder from Queensbury was the judge at the Craven feather auction Christmas show at Skipton Auction Mart. Reece Jowett awarded the top prize to retired auctioneer-turned-poultry showman Trevor Addison for a pair of large white
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High risk loans are dumped by group
THE owner of Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks is selling an additional £1.2 billion parcel of higher risk UK real estate loans to an affiliate of Cerberus Global. National Australia Bank said the sale of mainly bad debts was expected to show a small
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Firm's healthcare vision becomes reality with care home pilot scheme
SOFTWARE designed to improve the way vulnerable care home residents are looked after has been welcomed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt during a visit to West Yorkshire. Devised by Horsforth-based TPP, the SystmOne Care Homes software is being piloted
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Firm backs staff’s business ideas
ENTREPRENEURIAL staff at a leading professional services firm are being encouraged to launch their own businesses — and the company has set aside £25 million to back them. In a first for the firm, Deloitte is helping staff looking to develop business
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Butcher has a new cure
MEMORIES of wartime rations has inspired an award-winning Ilkley butcher to produce traditional Yorkshire hams. The move follows an appearance by Lishmans Butchers on the television series, Great British Menu, where top British chefs competed for
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Opticians see the need to spread cheer
TWO Bradford opticians have teamed up to support local children and encouraged others to donate this Christmas. Specsavers stores in Girlington and Darley Street, Bradford, are working together to support the Build and Play Group in Clayton, Bradford
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Switch-on brings about 200 people
ABOUT 200 people attended the switch-on of Christmas lights in Steeton and Eastburn. The neighbouring villages held a joint ceremony including carol singing. The lights were organised and funded by the Steeton and Eastburn Community Christmas
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Pupils share in harmony
PEOPLE will perform today to mark the end of a community singing project. The Shared Harmonies choir will sing alongside pupils from St Anne’s and Laycock primary schools. The children and adults all took part in the 12-month Keighley Can Sing
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Pupils bring festive cheer to nursing home
NURSING home residents got an early Christmas present when children from a Manningham school visited bearing gifts. Pupils at Iqra Academy went to The Mount Nursing Home with gifts bought with money provided by the school. Each of the 30 residents
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Donate a new toy for needy children
DONATIONS continue to flood in for a Christmas toy appeal. Goods and cash are arriving every day in support of the Keighley Salvation Army initiative. The appeal – being staged in conjunction with the Keighley News and Sainsbury’s – will ensure
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VIDEO: Bradford City players join carol service for WW1 commemoration
THERE could be few people more apt to commemorate the centenary of the World War One Christmas truce – which saw soldiers playing football in no-man’s land – than today’s Bradford City stars. They turned out for the club’s annual carol service
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Advice over health food
PEOPLE can find out how to grow their own healthy food on Thursday at an advice stall session in Bradford. Good Food Advice Stall – Gardening for Health will be held at Oastler Market, John Street, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Representatives from
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The new ‘tradition’ of festive jet sets
JET-SETTING Yorkshire residents are looking to get away from the cold this Christmas, according to a survey. More than half of British people regularly spend the festive period abroad, with 74 per cent of those heading off for a sunshine break.
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Pupils asked to help out restaurant
PUPILS at a Yeadon primary school have been taught how to make alcohol-free cocktails by staff at a Baildon restaurant. A competition to design The Halfway House’s new children’s menu ended in mocktails and mayhem at SS Peter & Paul Catholic
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Town's Three Kings are in need of good horses for nativity
BETHLEHEM comes to Bingley with the arrival of the town’s second Nativity Live parade on Saturday. The Holy Family and their donkey will start their journey at noon in the 5-Rise Shopping Precinct where angels will interrupt the ordinary and break
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Carol service to be held at Bradford Cathedral
THE City Carol Service takes place at Bradford Cathedral, Stott Hill, at 6pm on Monday, December 22. The programme includes Kindle a light by Fleming, and the guest soloist is soprano singer Ruby Hendry, a Year 11 student at Bradford Grammar School
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Inquest into man’s death adjourned
BRADFORD Royal Infirmary is investigating after a man died following a fall at the hospital. An inquest into the death of Steven Cornforth opened yesterday. It heard that he never regained consciousness after falling, and died at Leeds General
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Councillors want answers on wind turbine planning policy
PARISH councillors in Oxenhope are seeking clarification of Bradford planning policy on applications for wind turbines. They were commenting after approval was given for two new turbines on 18-metre masts at Old Oxenhope Farm, Oxenhope Lane, by
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REVIEW: The season is right for Snow White at Alhambra pantomime
BY the time he reached last night's finale of the Alhambra pantomime, Billy had his audience in fits of laughter and gasping in awe at a series of dazzling stunts. But it was a poignant scene of unrequited love that really shone the spotlight on
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Smoking persists in pregnant women
NEARLY a fifth of pregnant women in some parts of the Bradford district are still smoking around the time of their baby's delivery, new figures have revealed. A report on smoking in pregnancy, published by the Health and Social Care Information
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Charity milestone joy for Bulls
THE Bradford Bulls Foundation has announced the launch of ‘Robbie’s Big 10’, a fundraising drive celebrating a decade of the club’s official charity work. Bulls chief executive Robbie Hunter-Paul, a Foundation trustee, will lead charity events
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Man wanted over thefts from town centre shops
POLICE are appealing for help to trace a wanted Keighley man. Officers are searching for James Richardson to speak to him in connection with thefts from shops in the town centre. Mr Richardson, 28, is described as white, of medium build and
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Man critical following street brawl
A MAN from Bradford remains critically ill in hospital after sustaining what police described as ‘life threatening head injuries’ during a violent incident. Police arrested four people as a result of the incident in Wakefield, around 5am on Saturday
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Car theft as owner left keys inside car
THREE Bradford teenagers have been arrested by police investigating the theft of a car in Thackley which was later dumped in Derbyshire. The Vauxhall Zafira car was stolen after the owner returned to their home to collect some belongings, leaving
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RSPCA branch seeks treasurer
THE Bradford and District branch of the RSPCA is looking for a new honorary treasurer. The candidate must have a professional banking or accounting background, be able to attend the Mount Street branch on an occasional basis and be available for
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Planning appeal on homes fails
AN APPEAL over plans to build a detached house in a side garden in the Heaton Estates Conservation Area has been turned down. It follows refusal of the proposal for 79 Heaton Grove by Bradford Council planners in July. The matter was taken to appeal
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Father Christmas making a hall visit
SANTA returns to East Riddlesden Hall this weekend. Father Christmas be back and the grotto will be open on Saturday and Sunday, with a gift for every child. Also, families are invited to see some of the conservation work that will be carried
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Protest over axed village fire station continues
ANOTHER demonstration is due to take place this Saturday against cuts to public services in Haworth. The gathering will come just a week after placard-carrying protestors marched through the village last Saturday afternoon, led by Haworth resident
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Driver lost wheel in police chase
AN APPRENTICE plasterer who led police on a “horrendous” high speed chase drove on after a wheel flew off his car, a court heard. Pursuing officers followed the scrape marks in the road to find Joshua Bridge’s badly damaged Vauxhall Corsa abandoned
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Quirky history is unveiled in new book
A KEIGHLEY poisoner features in a new book of historical stories from Airedale. Tales Of Old Airedale: A Miscellany features 10 true-life tales including that of murderer John Sagar. Author Lisa Firth also investigated tales stretching across
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Town to host last farmers market of the year
THE final Baildon Farmers Market of the year takes place this Saturday. And the event will welcome three very special visitors - Princesses Elsa and Anna as well as Olaf the snowman from the hit Disney film Frozen - who will pose for photographs
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Book sales help hospice
SALES of a new book spotlighting the history of an ancient boundary have raised £600 for Manorlands. All profits from the publication, Riding the Boundary of the Old Township of Sutton-in-Craven, went to the Sue Ryder hospice. Friends Robin
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Morrisons auditor appears at Crown Court over staff details fraud charge
A SENIOR Morrisons employee has made his first appearance at Bradford Crown Court accused of fraudulently disclosing payroll data. Andrew Skelton faces a ten day trial on July 13 on three charges under the Computer Misuse Act, the Data Protection
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Police make 11 more arrests in Christmas drink-drive crackdown
AN 18-year-old man from Baildon, a 33-year-old man from Pudsey and a 22-year-old man from Skipton are among the latest drink drivers to be charged by West Yorkshire Police. They were all over the prescribed alcohol limit when stopped by police
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Appeal over extension to home fails
AN EXTENSION partly built on a home in Heaton Road, Bradford, without planning permission has been turned down on appeal. The retrospective application for a single storey rear extension linking to an existing garage at 578 Heaton Road was refused
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'Caring' dad was caught dealing
A FATHER-OF-FOUR battling a heroin addiction was forced to sell drugs on the streets to prevent the windows at the family home being smashed, Bradford Crown Court heard. Vincent Clarke, 41, of Avenel Road, Allerton, Bradford, pleaded guilty to
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Boxing student receives honours
A MEDAL-WINNING boxer had his achievements recognised at a Bradford College reception in his honour. College student Mo Ali is one of the latest stars to emerge from the Bradford Police and College Boxing Academy and recently won gold at the Zagreb
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Two-car collision in Bradford causes rush-hour delays
A TWO-CAR collision has caused rush-hour delays for motorists in Bradford city centre this morning. The incident occurred at around 8.10am at the junction of Leeds Road and the Shipley Airedale Road. The vehicles involved were a silver Toyota
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'Ruthless' Bradford drug kingpins jailed for 25 years over cocaine supply chain
THE DIRECTORS of a ruthless and enthusiastic "ring-and-bring" Bradford heroin and cocaine supply chain have each been jailed for 12 and a half years. Asad Javed and Imran Khan were the final two to be brought to justice by Operation Stalebank,
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Bradford Bulls skipper Chev Walker with no grounds to grumble
NEW Bulls skipper Chev Walker is not fazed by the prospect of visiting some of the Championship’s less glamorous outposts next season.Jimmy Lowes’ men face trips to the likes of Workington, Whitehaven, Featherstone, Dewsbury, Batley and Hunslet as they
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Davies: Bantams are six-y and I know it
ANDREW Davies insists City are still on course to match his pre-season prediction of a top-six finish.Back-to-back league wins have lifted them to within a point of the final play-off spot going into Saturday’s home clash with Scunthorpe.With 20 games
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Planning applications for Fairweather Green, Great Horton, Heaton and Ilkley
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Fairweather Green: construction of single storey extension to rear and side, 4 Oaks Drive. Fairweather Green: construction of a new detached property in rear garden, 164
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Bradford District Care Trust apologises to family of woman who choked to death
BRADFORD District Care Trust has said sorry to the "badly let down" family of a woman who choked to death. Shirley Clarke died after a meal of sliced creamed mushrooms on toast - despite previous warnings by her husband Alan to health staff that
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Mosque set up in Bradford without permission given ultimatum by planners
A MOSQUE that was set up without permission in an old publishing house is being given an ultimatum by planners. The people running the mosque and madrassa, in the former Emerald building in Toller Lane, Bradford, had applied for permission for
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23 appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley Magistrates: Vincent Carter, aged 48, of Red Holt Drive, Keighley; theft, community order made with curfew, £60 costs. Richard Anthony Lee, aged 35, of Acaster Drive, Low Moor; two counts
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Independent report on flooding around two development sites confirms fears of campaigners
AN INDEPENDENT report on flooding issues surrounding two greenfield developments at Menston has confirmed the fears of campaigners fighting to overturn planning decisions. The review of flooding problems in the area by leading expert Dr Duncan
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Plans revealed to tear down and rebuild district's crumbling schools
PLANS to demolish four district secondary school buildings and replace them with state of the art facilities have officially been revealed. Yesterday, planning applications for Belle Vue Boys School in Heaton, Carlton Bolling College in Undercliffe
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MP calls for law to help tackle anti-social behaviour hell caused by off-road bikers
ANMP has presented a Bill in Parliament demanding tougher rules around the sale of off-road bikes to help combat anti-social behaviour "hell" in Bradford. David Ward wants the compulsory registration of vehicles, such as quad bikes and dirt bikes
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Bradford man who led police on 'horrendous' high speed chase drove on after wheel flew off his car
AN APPRENTICE plasterer from Bradford who led police on a "horrendous" high speed chase drove on after a wheel flew off his car, a court heard. Joshua Bridge, 20, of Brow Lane, Clayton, Bradford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to
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VIDEO: Three soldiers from Bradford district return home after helping tackle Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
THREE soldiers from the Bradford district have returned home from a seven-week tour in Sierra Leone as part of the British Army’s response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The trio are all members of 5 Medical Regiment, based at Catterick
