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UPDATE: Stranded driver, 75, dies after being hit by car in snow
A MOTORIST has died after being hit by a car in snow on a rural road in Bradford last night. The 75-year-old man had been driving along Baldwin Lane towards Clayton in a Peugeot 206 when he lost control, skidded and hit a wall at about 9pm.
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Rail travel warning after engineering works overrun
RAIL operator East Coast is advising passengers not to try to travel to London from Bradford today because of overrunning engineering works near Kings Cross. Planned track improvements are taking longer than expected to finish and are causing significant
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Bradford pilot in training for Red Arrows debut
A BRADFORD man is stepping up his training to make his Red Arrows debut next year.Flight Lieutenant Tom Bould, 32, has been named as one of three new recruits to next season’s nine-strong squad for the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team. The former pupil
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Volunteers sought for project to improve hospital care
BRADFORD hospital chiefs are looking for volunteers to help establish safer practices and improve patients' care as part of an innovative pilot scheme. Bradford Teaching Hospitals is one of ten centres nationally which have started rolling out
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Blythe backs Bradford Bulls to be in tip-top condition after stepping on the Gaz
MATTY Blythe says the Bulls squad are reaping the benefits from Gary Dempsey’s appointment as the club’s new strength and conditioning coach.Dempsey replaced Tom Clough in the role at the end of last season and has been tasked with getting Jimmy Lowes
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Bantams' Boxing Day heroes Hanson and Morais leave Fleetwood out for the count
Fleetwood 0 Bradford City 2 AN AFTERNOON of bracing sea air is the best Boxing Day cure for any Christmas excess and it certainly invigorated the Bantams yesterday. The happy travellers made it six wins on the road in League One this season
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Let's hear it for the boys! Parky calls on fans to raise roof and help Bantams provide even more Christmas cheer
PHIL Parkinson wants to see Valley Parade rocking as City look to firm up their play-off spot against Gary Jones and Co tomorrow. Yesterday’s 2-0 win at Fleetwood lifted the Bantams into fifth ahead of the much-anticipated showdown with Notts County
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RSPCA starts appeal to expand its Bradford centre
A BRADFORD animal rescue charity has started an appeal to raise £125,000 to fund its expansion.The Bradford and District RSPCA Centre in Mount Street is holding its Operation Animal Save Appeal throughout 2015.The project will also see a new block of
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Top judge hits out at plans to broadcast sentencing hearings on television
THE TOP judge who sentenced brutal murderer Robert Lyn to life behind bars at Bradford Crown Court hit out at plans to broadcast such hearings on television. Mr Justice Coulson said the proposals by the Ministry of Justice would do a cruel disservice
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New police initiative in Bradford results in reduction in shoplifting
A NEW detect and prevent initiative has seen shoplifting offences fall in the Bradford district.A proactive approach to guide people, who thieve to feed addictions, into help - allied to a tough crackdown on persistent offenders - has seen crimes in the
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Bus lane fines backlog swells to £1.4m as Council issues record number of penalty tickets
A GROWING backlog of unpaid fines levied on drivers caught illegally using bus lanes stands at more than £1.4 million, new figures show. While Bradford Council looks set to raise more cash from dolling out fines in 2014/15 than in previous years
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Pub regulars enjoy specially-brewed winter ale to raise funds for church restoration
REGULARS at a popular inner city pub have been supping a winter ale to help raise funds to restore a historic church.At the weekend, Jacob's ale and cider house unveiled a special brew, inspired and created by a group of its locals, and sold it in aid
