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Eccleshill unable to halt slide
Eccleshill United 1, Hemsworth MW 2 ECCLESHILL slipped to a third consecutive Toolstation Northern Counties East League defeat as they suffered a 2-1 Division One reverse to Hemsworth MW. The visitors opened up a two-goal lead and took that
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City centre food shelters get temporary new homes amid wait for long-term solution
SOUP kitchen groups which had to move out of a rundown church are setting up temporary food shelters in the city until they can move into their new home. It could take sometime before planning issues at their new base, including change of use,
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Council acts to stem numbers of fostered children separated from siblings
BRADFORD Council is drawing up a new policy in an effort to ensure that fewer children in care in the district are separated from their brothers or sisters when adopted or fostered. It follows national guidance on improving the placement of siblings
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Title races hot up as divisions split
THE second half of the Bradford Table Tennis League season gets underway this week with the three divisions from the first half split into two. In Division 1A, Embassy Police A carry the only 100 per cent record forward, and this section is a straight
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Fundraisers lined up for Lord Mayor's Appeal
A DINNER will be held to raise money for the Lord Mayor's Appeal on Thursday, February 12, at Bradford College. On Friday, February 27, A Night at the Opera civic dinner will be held for the same cause at City Hall.
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Valentine's Market to be held in Darley Street
BRADFORD'S Valentine's market runs from Thursday, February 12, to Saturday, February 14, in Darley Street, Bradford. For more information, visit bradfordmarkets.com
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World development group meets
BRADFORD World Development Group has its annual general meeting on Friday, January 9, at Manningham Mills Community Centre at 7.30pm.
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Detectives bail man, 19, arrested on suspicion of murder
A TEENAGER arrested on suspicion of murdering Bradford grandfather Clement 'Butch' Desmier has been released on bail pending further inquiries. The 19-year-old man was arrested in Bradford this week in connection with the murder of 68-year-old
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'Children must be kept safe from council cuts’
In this age of austerity we are all having to tighten our belts and make tough decisions about what we spend our money on. Local authorities are no exception and it’s clear that many are struggling with the need to slash their budgets while still maintaining
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City swim duo on regional triathlon programme
TWO City of Bradford Swimming Club members have been selected for the Yorkshire and Humberside Triathlon Academy for 2014-2015. James Lund, 15, of Keighley, and Reuben Mantle, 13, of Bingley have been picked following exceptional results in 200
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England Lions so close to win
YORKSHIRE all-rounder Adil Rashid took two cheap wickets as England Lions just failed to force a victory in the opening match of their South African tour.The leg-spinner, who had taken some hammer in bagging 1-66 off 12 overs in the first innings, picked
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Burglars steal furniture from unoccupied flat
BURGLARS helped themselves to furniture and kitchen appliances from an unoccupied flat in Bradford. The property, which is an apartment on Broadway in the city centre, was broken into at some point between Christmas Eve and December 27, say police
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Death-squad plans would cause harm
SIR – Mr Boyes (Letters, January 5) suggests that I have a naive view of 20th century history. He says that soldiers are trained to kill and are ordered to do so by superiors and politicians. Fair point Mr Boyes. However soldiers are not trained
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A&E services are there to help out everyone equally
SIR – I really enjoyed reading the postings on the T&A website, where people were giving their views about the abuse of the A&E departments in our hospitals due to alcohol related problems during the festive season. I cannot agree with
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Time to stop lies and simply tell the truth with election promises
SIR – When are our politicians ever going to catch on to the fact that we, the electorate can actually see through all the bare faced lies and rhetoric and will only respect them when they come clean and give us actual FACTS rather than blatantly false
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Divided land splitting the opinion of leaders
SIR – The Israeli propaganda machine is all pervading, from the White House to the streets of Heaton, from reading your correspondent Rudi Leavor disingenuously stating that the short answer to the Gaza situation is to stop sending rockets (home-made
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Row over mosque gives no confidence in planners
SIR – Bradford Council has rightly been criticised by the local government ombudsman (T&A, January 2) for failing to record why its Planning Panel approved an application for a pub to be turned into a mosque despite expert advice to block the conversion
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Shrinking violets and our sweets dilemma
THERE are moments in life that we'd rather forget, but memories of them occasionally surface, inducing a flush of sweat and panic.One such experience was when I got stuck in a jumper in the changing-room of a department store. I was about to go on my
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Push to recycle more as Council looks to reduce waste bill
PEOPLE will be asked to recycle more as Bradford Council looks at ways to reduce the amount of rubbish the district produces and cut the annual £13 million cost of dealing with it. The Council may ban raised wheelie bin lids and refuse to take
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Keighley Cougars release squad numbers for 2015
COUGARS have announced their squad numbers for the 2015 season, with a number of existing players moving up the pecking order.Following the departure of James Craven, Richie Barnett, Sean Hesketh and Elliot Cosgrove, several men have been given numbers
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Penalties set over payroll
BOSSES of small firms in Bradford have been warned that they could face penalties if they fail to submit payroll details under the new Real Time Information system. Employers must report the amount of money paid to staff on weekly or monthly basis
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Brain power programme is a winner
A PSYCHOLOGIST from Keighley who sharpens young minds to achieve academic excellence has been honoured with a national education award. Jon Finn runs Tougher Minds, which developed a Personal Brain Management programme to boost pupils’ performance
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New car sales at highest in ten years
NEW car sales for 2014 reached a ten-year high, official figures are expected to show today. It is likely that UK new registrations will total around 2.46 million - the best annual figure since 2004. The 2014 figure, to be announced by the
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Surveyor is bound for new team
SCOTT Morrison has left CBRE to join DTZ’s Yorkshire industrial agency team as a senior surveyor. He previously spent more than three years working in the agency and insolvency teams at Eddisons and 14 months in the valuation team at CBRE.
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Cash pot boosts region’s industry
A REGIONAL £90 million investment fund launched to boost business growth has used the cash ahead of schedule. The fund has made 694 investments in businesses across the Yorkshire region, creating and safeguarding 8,716 jobs and increasing overall
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Firm bosses keep it in the family
SMALL business bosses in Yorkshire are just as likely to turn to family and friends for advice as they are to speak to professionals, according to a new survey. Research carried out for Growth Vouchers – a government programme that helps businesses
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Firm airing new canopy
AIR management specialist Mansfield Pollard has developed a new product designed to re-circulate the extracted air from above commercial kitchen cooking installations. The Bradford-based manufacturer, which supplies energy efficient ventilation
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Faith keeps wool mail contract
A WEST Yorkshire public relations agency has retained a contract to provide direct marketing materials for the Bradford-based British Wool Marketing Board. Faith PR has been appointed to manage BWMB’s 2015 annual direct mail marketing campaign.
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High speeds move law firm up a level
BRADFORD law firm Mir Solicitors has become one of the area’s first professional services companies to take advantage of a Government-backed voucher scheme to help update business broadband connections. The Manchester Road-based practice has received
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Firms fearful as costs rise
MORE than 60 per cent of Yorkshire’s small and medium sized firms (SME) have warned of the negative impact of rising operating costs on their income. Findings by the Close Brothers Business Barometer, a quarterly survey of SME owners and senior
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‘Important’ £500k deal completed
BELGRAVIUM Technologies, the Bradford-based provider of software systems and hardware for the airline, rail, retail and logistics industries has completed its £500,000 acquisition of Access Fire and Security Ltd. AFS, based in Warwickshire, supplies
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Bank city branch largest in the UK
SANTANDER banking chiefs have put their faith in Bradford by creating the 1,000-strong chain’s largest and busiest UK branch in the city centre. More than £1 million has been invested by the Spanish-owned company to develop the historic listed
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Car stolen from garage
A CAR was stolen from a garage forecourt despite being on a raised platform and penned in by other vehicles. The blue Audi A3 S-Line was taken from Bradford Road, Sandbeds, Keighley, between 6pm on December 30 and 9.30am on New Year’s Eve. Officers
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Former secretary of musical event dies
A FORMER secretary of the Wharfedale Music Festival died on Sunday. Robert Lantaff was born in Watford on November 5, 1925. His first employment was in the Civil Service for seven years (Inland Revenue and Ministry of Labour). He changed
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University work is to be showcased
THE work of the University of Bradford’s Faculty of Health Studies will be showcased at an exhibition in Dubai. The department’s academic programmes of study, including MSc and BSc Nursing Studies (International) and MSc International Healthcare
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Dementia talk to raise help for fight
AN INFORMATION session about dementia will be held this month. Local Dementia Cafe co-ordinator Gwen Oates will lead the event at the Parish Centre, off Manor Square, Otley, at 2pm on Saturday, January 24. The one-hour talk is part of the Alzheimer
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Screenings aimed at old and young
KEIGHLEY Picture House is hosting special film shows for young and old week. The North Street cinema will hold its first ‘mother and toddler’ screening on Monday at 2.50pm. On the cinema’s upstairs screen families can watch Paddington, which
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Top worries of parents are revealed
CHILDREN’S mental health is the top health issue parents in Yorkshire worry about, a survey has found. A total of 36 per cent of parents were most concerned with the emotional wellbeing and mental health of their children. Diet and weight (
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Police move sheep off former off-road bike site
POLICE officers confronted an unexpected problem in Cullingworth after checking a site to ensure it was not being used by off-road bikers. The officers were visiting the old Flappit Quarry last Sunday to make their check. A spokesman for West
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Get fit through key fundraising
MARIE Curie Cancer Care is offering an exciting challenge this year for those wanting to get fit, lose weight, meet new people or do something adventurous. The charity’s Sri Lanka Trek will take place from November 6 to 15, 2015, and it is looking
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Pensioner forced to ground and cut during terrifying robbery in own home
AN 83-YEAR-old man needed hospital treatment after a terrifying robbery at his house in Bradford. The pensioner was ordered to lie down and keep quiet by a robber while his home was searched. He also suffered a cut to his head during the ordeal
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Event to help youths find employment
WAYS of helping young people into employment will be the subject of the district’s next public forum for education. The event will examine how schools and higher and further education institutions, as well as families, can assist. Strategic
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Call for vote on split from Bradford
PEOPLE in Keighley and Shipley should be given a vote on whether to break away from Bradford Council, an MP has claimed in the Commons. Philip Davies told Deputy Prime Minister’s Question Time that too many council decisions only benefited the
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Woman lost teeth following assault
A MAN headbutted and punched his former partner and trapped her in a dark cellar during a drunken assault, a court heard. Stephen Parkinson, 28, of Southfield Avenue, Odsal, “smashed” his way into Sonia Briggs’ house via the back door in the early
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Event will promote community life
A FRESH initiative to promote and enhance local life will be launched at a community fair in Baildon later this month.Baildon Town Council is hosting the free event on Saturday, January 24 from 10am at the Methodist Centre, Newton Way.Chairman Joe Ashton
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Pupils become crime scene investigators to solve 'murder mystery'
PUPILS at a Bradford school were thrust into the role of crime scene investigators on their first day back after the Christmas break, after they found an ominous chalk outline in their gym. Year five at Frizinghall Primary School arrived back from
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Riding school postpones event
A RIDING school which helps disabled Bradford children has postponed its next charity curry night as it clashes with Bradford City's FA Cup replay against Millwall.The Throstle Nest Riding for the Disabled Group was due to hold the event at Zaara's Indian
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Bradford District Care Trust appeals for volunteers
BRADFORD District Care Trust is appealing for volunteers who can fill an "extremely important" role and help make a difference to people detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act.The Trust wants to recruit five new associate hospital
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Lord Mayor set to tell of his past year
THE Lord Mayor of Bradford will speak about his year in office at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Bradford West next week. Councillor Mike Gibbons will be guest speaker at the club’s meeting on January 15. The group meets at 12.15pm, Sandal
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Chance to learn more on awards
POTENTIAL entrants in this year’s Keighley Business Awards are being invited to a pre-launch event to find out more about the prestigious prizes on offer in the third annual extravaganza. Would-be sponsors are also being encouraged to attend. The
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Club looks to raise £1m for cause
THE Telegraph & Argus Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal has been given a boost by Bradford Rotary Club which has said it will hold an event each month to raise money. The club will continue to raise money towards the appeal until the £1 million
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800 sign petition against supermarket plan for former mill site
ALMOST 800 people have signed a petition objecting to plans to build a supermarket on the former Becks Mill site in Silsden. The petition, organised by Silsden woman Wendy Neville, has attracted around 780 comments. Mrs Neville, of Bradley Drive
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Understand Islam classes
A MUSLIM group is to run classes that help people understand more about Islam. The programme, called Understanding Islam, will be run by the Keighley Muslim Association, based at the Markazi Jamia Mosque. Mohammed Saleem, the association’s
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Hockey club fear over closure
A THRIVING sports club fears it could fold under current plans to replace a Keighley secondary school. Airedale Hockey Club has been based at Oakbank for about 15 years, playing and training there. But the astro facilities will be lost for
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Village set to move closer to area plan
CULLINGWORTH is poised to move a step closer to having its own neighbourhood development plan. An application by the village council for neighbourhood area designation, which would pave the way for a plan to be drawn-up, is set to be approved.
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Cook and eat for a healthier appetite
COURSES are being served up in Keighley to help people learn about healthy meals. The Cook and Eat sessions – which have been set up by Bradford Council – will cover different dishes, understanding ingredients and controlling portion sizes.
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Charlotte in character for library event
LITTLE Red Riding Hood managed to escape from the Big Bad Wolf to visit youngsters at Yeadon Library. Charlotte Thornton took time out from rehearsals for the Yeadon Charities Association production to read the gripping fairy story to a young audience
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Pair jailed over dementia theft
A COUPLE have been jailed for stealing £30,000 from a dementia sufferer and his sick father. Danielle Lees-Wolfenden, 38, and her partner Neil Barraclough, 42, showed no emotion as Judge Peter Benson branded their crimes as “mean, wicked and cruel
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Fundraising to cover vets’ £2,000 bill
A BATTLE to save a female cat and her sick kittens landed a charity based in the district with a £2,000 vet bill. Yorkshire Cat Rescue, of Cross Roads, near Haworth, says a cat called Jessie and her blind kitten, Buzz, are the only survivors after
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Demand for foster carers is reducing
BRADFORD Council has revealed that demand for foster carers is falling across the district. The local authority currently looks after 905 children who are at risk of harm and said 74 per cent of those lived with foster carers. Of the remaining
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Acclaimed band to be recognised
A BRADFORD band that has performed on hit American programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and had songs featured on popular US programmes is looking forward to civic reception in recognition of its achievements. Scars on 45, whose tunes have
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Help offered to deal with fuel bills
BRADFORD residents are being offered help with heating their homes at an advice session later this month. Advice on reducing bills, making homes more energy efficient and obtaining warm home discounts will be available at the Energy Best Deal event
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Help unite neighbours
GET advice on grants available for groups looking to bring neighbours together at a free session. Near Neighbours funding advice and information will be held at Shipley Library, 2 Wellcroft, on January 29 between 11am and 12.30pm. Near Neighbours
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Teenage girl taken to hospital after accident in Thornton
A 15-YEAR-old pedestrian has been taken to hospital with slight head injuries after a collision involving a vehicle near a school in Bradford today.The teenage girl was in Leaventhorpe Lane, Thornton, when the incident happened at about 7.40am near Thornton
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Approval is sought for road bottleneck
SENIOR councillors are being asked to approve the principles of an improvement to a heavily congested junction in Greengates, Bradford. The executive will discuss the £6.8 million project for the Harrogate Road and New Line junction, which is being
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Clegg to sort devolution matters fast
MINISTERS have failed to respond to the county’s latest devolution offer – despite Nick Clegg insisting he still hopes to reach agreement “shortly”. Frustrated council chiefs have proposed a two-stage solution, to break the stalemate created by
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Good job as students raise £300
A GROUP of five students from a Bradford school have raised almost £300 for charity. The quintet of students – Shujaat Ali, Alina Zafar Shah, Joshie Barua, Ben Rowe and Katrina Thirkill – from Oasis Academy Lister Park organised a variety of fundraising
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Driver hurt during crash
A WOMAN had to be freed from her wrecked car by firefighters after it went out of control following an apparent tyre blow-out on the M606. The Peugeot 807 hit the central reservation near junction three yesterday shortly before 4 pm. Two lanes
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Keyboard hero is back for solo show
MUSICAL royalty rolls into Bradford this February as Fellow of the Royal College of Music, Professor of the London College of Music, former Yes keyboard player, Watchdog presenter and renowned Grumpy Old Man, Rick Wakeman takes to the mic at St George
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Council call on residents to speak up
RESIDENTS are invited to have a say on Bradford Council’s budget proposals ahead of a meeting next month. When the local authority set a two-year budget in February the proposals included £23.2 million of savings to be delivered in 2015/16.
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Quad-bike pair wanted
POLICE are hunting two suspects wanted for anti-social behaviour after being spotted riding a quad bike on the pavement of a Bradford road. The pair were video recorded as they passed, though they covered their faces, and police are now to make
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Taxi driver is robbed of his car
A CABBIE was robbed of his vehicle as he stopped to pick up a fare and police are now trying to trace the stolen car. The incident happened on Saturday evening after the driver got out of his Toyota Verso car, leaving the engine running. Police
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Private hire driver in road clash
A CAB driver ended up suspended from duty after arguing with officers when he was caught causing an obstruction to road users. The private hire driver got into trouble over negotiating a red light cycle ‘box’ at the Lingstone Road/Wrose Road junction
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War poet is recognised in sculptures
AN EXHIBITION of a series of sculptures of a life of a Bradford-born First World War poet have gone on display. Humbert Wolfe, worked as a Whitehall civil servant in the 1920s and 1930s. His 1916 poem, Requiem: The Soldier, is read at Remembrance
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The day I met Bob Dylan: Another side of rock stars revealed with writer’s tales
DURING the course of a long life in and around the popular music business, record producing and music journalism, Karl Dallas - 84 later this month - has accumulated a huge archive of interview cassettes, transcripts and other materials, featuring
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Positive step on child sex exploitation
The sexual exploitation of children is one of the most unpalatable aspects of modern life, and quite rightly is one of the issues which most horrifies people. The issue of "grooming", as has passed into common usage, is also one around which there
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Pregnant woman headbutted woman, knocked her out and broke her nose at child's birthday party
A HEAVILY-PREGNANT mother knocked a woman out and broke her nose when she headbutted her at a four-year-old's birthday party, a court heard.Mother-of-three Lisa Payton's assault left Victoria Worrall needing surgery to correct a "significant degree
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Former Bradford Bulls skipper Lynch tipped to emulate fellow golden oldie Menzies
CASTLEFORD coach Daryl Powell has backed Super League stalwart Andy Lynch to play on into his late thirties and emulate the success of the legendary Steve Menzies.Lynch will celebrate his illustrious career with a testimonial match against the Bulls at
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Perseverance pays off for Taylor
CONONLEY'S Ian Taylor is delighted to have finally won the National Trophy Series after finishing second for the past two seasons.The Jedi Cycle Sport rider was second in the sixth and final round at Moorways Leisure Centre in Derby on Sunday.But with
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Planning applications for Ilkley, Addingham, Keighley and Silsden
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Ilkley: demolition of existing attached garage and construction of two storey side extension, 5 Woodlands Close. Ilkley: display of shopfront signage, Natwest, 19 The Grove
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Money match: Replay win worth "half a million" to Bradford City, says Rhodes
CITY'S FA Cup replay with Millwall has been labelled the "£500,000 match" by Julian Rhodes as Chelsea wait in the wings. The Valley Parade joint-chairman has calculated that winning through next Wednesday could be worth up to half a million pounds
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More than 150 Bradford children deemed 'at risk' of being sexually exploited in six months
MORE THAN 150 children in the Bradford district were deemed at risk of being sexually exploited in a six-month period, a new report into grooming has revealed. The study into how child sex exploitation is being tackled locally reveals the number
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Out-of-control car smashes through concrete wall and onto football club's pitch
YOBS smashed an out-of-control car straight through a concrete wall and onto a struggling football club's pitch, causing £1,000 of damage.Thackley AFC Committee members believe a white Skoda was thrashing round the gravel car park, before it crashed tail-first
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Sex attacker who climbed through victim's window is jailed
A SEX attacker has been locked up after climbing through a young woman's flat window and ordering her to strip off. Qasim Hussain, 20, was drunk when he got into bed with his frightened victim and groped her under her nightdress, Bradford Crown
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Bradford school in new uniform crackdown controversy
A BRADFORD school which sent more than 100 pupils home last term for breaching its dress code has started a new crackdown, but some parents claim previously acceptable clothes have now been banned. Hanson Academy took a tough stance over its uniform
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Anti-fracking petition submitted to Bradford Council
A 339-NAME petition has been submitted to Bradford Council urging the local authority not to allow fracking on its land.In 'No Fracking in Bradford District', campaigners, spearheaded by Councillor Kevin Warnes (Green, Shipley) have also urged Bradford
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Changes made at BRI after senior staff missed brain bleed on scan
TWO senior hospital staff failed to spot a pensioner's brain haemorrhage on a scan when she went to A&E, an inquest has heard.Assistant Bradford coroner Oliver Longstaff said had Anneliese Loughlin's condition been diagnosed the day she went to Bradford
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Bradford businessman pleads guilty to vehicle insurance fraud after 'breathtaking fall from grace'
A BRADFORD businessman who was jailed for fraud in a "breathtaking fall from grace" committed a vehicle insurance scam within weeks of his release. Anthony Gribbin, who was imprisoned for three years in 2012, pleaded guilty to an £8,000 fraud yesterday
