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No joy for Park Avenue's new owner as Hine's double seals defeat at Chorley

Chorley 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1 There was an inauspicious beginning to the reign of Park Avenue's new owner as they suffered a defeat that saw them drop into the Vanarama Conference North relegation zone. Bradford born Roberts was not in attendance

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Lowly Wigan add to struggling Leeds' woes

Leeds United 0 Wigan 2 NEIL Redfearn thought his Leeds side were unlucky to lose to Wigan in a real six-pointer at the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship. Leeds dominated the majority of the clash at Elland Road, Billy Sharp's effort that hit

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Farsley fall foul of Law as they lose at Brighouse

Brighouse Town 1 Farsley 0 BRIGHOUSE dented the promotion hopes of their near-neighbours Farsley with a narrow home win at the Dual Seal Stadium. The Evo-Stik First Division North derby was well contested but never really sparked into action

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Lions lack bite in drab derby at Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town 0 Guiseley 0 THERE was plenty of effort and endeavour from both sets of players at Harrogate Town’s CNG Stadium today but little by the way of craft and guile as the Boxing Day derby failed to live up expectations. The Lions

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Road closed after Addingham collision

The A65 near Addingham has been temporarily closed this evening after an accident left two people with serious injuries. A crash involving two cars happened just before 5pm. A fire crew from Keighley was called to the scene as were two ambulances

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Delayed start no handicap for winner Mills

The traditional CHRISTMAS HANDICAPS took place from Horsfall stadium in cold, overcast conditions.The four-mile handicap along the Halifax Road to Shelf and back is based on runners' recent times, giving them a starting-time delay, so that in principle

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VIDEO: Jonny has to chase Alistair home in Chevin race

OLYMPIC triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee romped to his fifth Chevin Chase victory yesterday. He finished well clear of his brother Jonny, who was bidding to win the popular Boxing Day race for the fifth-successive year. Ilkley Harrier Tom

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Boxing Day sales fever hits the district

BOXING Day sale fever hit Bradford today with some bargain hunters joining the queues barely after the Queen's Christmas Day speech had ended. Some stores at the city's Kirkgate Centre opened earlier than expected due to the size of the queues

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Danielle breaks long-standing British record

CITY of Bradford's multi-disability swimmer Danielle Bailey has broken a British record that has stood for 22 years.She claimed the 15 years and over S4 50 metres freestyle title at the club's Winter Open Meet in a superb 1min 04.02sec, bettering the

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Yorkshire tourism chief lands top cycling award for Tour de France success

THE massive success of Yorkshire staging the Grand Départ of the Tour de France has landed Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity a top cycling award. Mr Verity (pictured) was today named as the winner of the 2014 C A Rhodes Memorial

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Bradford's synchronised skaters to make British championship debut

A BRADFORD ice skating squad hopes to be the best of British when it competes at a national championships for the first time. Team Bradford Brilliance, which trains weekly at Bradford Ice Arena, will take part in the British Synchronised Skating Championships.The

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Football team re-unites after 15 years to play charity match

PLAYERS in a junior football team are re-uniting 15 years on for a match to raise funds in memory of a former team-mate.Members of Bolton Woods' Under-15s team will be lacing up the boots together again to face a side representing Oddfellows Arms, Harrogate

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Baildon have Twickers reunion

CLECKHEATON have named a strong side for their traditional Fred Scott Memorial Trophy clash at home to Old Brodleians today (11am).The whole 15 would not look out of place in a SSE National League Three North clash, while the Moorenders are also proud

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Bantams boss delivers encouraging half-term report

PHIL Parkinson can see Bradford City’s new breed starting to make their mark as they hit the Christmas rush. The Bantams put their seven-game unbeaten run on the line at Fleetwood this afternoon before hosting Notts County on Sunday for the return

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Death of Sir Titus Salt's great grandson described as a 'sad loss' to Saltaire

A RELATIVE of Titus Salt who kept close links with Saltaire and was "invaluable" in documenting the village's history, has died aged 96.The death of Denys Salt, the great grandson of Sir Titus, has been described as a huge loss to Saltaire.Denys

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Bradford Park Avenue set to unleash new loan recruit

BRADFORD Park Avenue are looking to follow up their derby victory at Harrogate Town in a cracker of a Boxing Day fixture as they cross the border into Lancashire for a roses clash with Chorley.Garry Flitcroft's high-flying hosts are newcomers to the Vanarama

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Bradford City forwards looking to escape opposition shackles

MARK Yeates fears he's a marked man – and he's not the only one. City's Irish maestro has detected an attempt to clamp down on his increasing attacking influence. Opponents know where the dangers lie – Filipe Morais, Jon Stead and Billy Clarke

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Warnock targeting vital victory against Wigan

LEEDS United captain Stephen Warnock admits nothing less than victory will do in today's visit of fellow strugglers Wigan to Elland Road.Neil Redfearn's side are worryingly close to the Championship relegation zone but picked up an encouraging point in

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Campion seeking Premier double

WITH only a handful of West Riding County Amateur League games scheduled for the last Saturday of 2014, Premier Division rivals Campion and Steeton will meet at Manningham Mills (2pm).Having won 2-0 at Steeton, with goals from Steve Hollingworth and Jordan

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Improvements to Saltaire traffic blackspot still divide opinion

A YEAR after the notoriously traffic-locked Saltaire roundabout was replaced with traffic lights and a new road layout, the change still splits opinion.The change-over took place shortly before Christmas 2013 and businesses then told how their takings

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Further tests needed to establish cause of death of baby girl in Bradford

Further tests, which may take weeks, are to be carried out to ascertain the cause of death of a three-month-old baby girl in Bradford.A post-mortem examination into how the tot died has proved to be inconclusive, though West Yorkshire Police are not treating

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Brighouse offer a home from home for rival fans

THE Dual Seal Stadium is the venue for today's big Evo-Stik League derby in Division One North as Brighouse Town host neighbours Farsley – and the home side are offering a Boxing Day deal.Brighouse chairman Ray McLaughlin explained: "I saw Huddersfield

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Goals hard to catch for Cod army

DON'T expect a Boxing Day score-fest when City play at Highbury Stadium this afternoon.Only home fans at Doncaster and Walsall have seen fewer goals in League One.Fleetwood boast the second-best defensive record in front of their own supporters, conceding

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Bradford Council wardens attacked 450 times in three years

COUNCIL wardens have been subjected to more than 450 attacks in the last three years, coming under fire three times a week on average.In total the district's civil enforcement officers, whose job it is to enforce parking restrictions and hand out fines

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Guiseley hoping to make right moves in festive frenzy

WITH four matches coming up in ten days, Guiseley manager Mark Bower knows this is no time to be slipping up.The third-placed Lions, who are in the thick of the battle for promotion from Vanarama Conference North, travel to Harrogate Town today and face

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Murdered pensioner's family tell of Christmas agony

THE family of a pensioner murdered by a prostitute say their agony is being prolonged this Christmas as they face an anxious wait for a decision on her killer's potential release next month.Sandha Robertson, 51, of Wibsey, the daughter-in-law of Mary

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More talks planned to try and thrash out viable future for Haworth Fire Station

FIRE service chiefs will hold further talks with campaigners who have been fighting to try and save one of the district's fire stations.But despite agreeing to the talks early in the New Year, the service has confirmed that Haworth Retained Fire Station