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Yorkshire Carnegie make five changes

Yorkshire Carnegie have made five changes to the side that lost at London Scottish for tomorrow's Greene King IPA Championship match at Bristol (3pm). Coach Tommy McGee has brought Jon Clarke, Chris Jones and Josh Bainbridge in for Rob Vickerman

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FT: Yeovil 1 City 0

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Friends reunited as former Bradford Bulls prospect Oliver Roberts gears up for Huddersfield Giants debut

OLIVER Roberts admits he is “excited” about the prospect of facing some old pals on his Huddersfield debut at Odsal tomorrow.The 20-year-old forward joined the Giants on a two-year deal following Bradford’s relegation and is loving life at the John Smith

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Last trip to Stamford Bridge was a cracker – but only for my laptop!

TWO things still stick in my mind from Bradford City’s last trip to Stamford Bridge.The day in December 2000 did not begin well when the photographer’s car decided to conk out halfway down the M1.Bonnet up at Leicester Forest motorway services, fortunately

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No-one likes them because they don't seem to care – Holler-way blast deserved

IT WAS approaching 11pm when Ian Holloway finally walked in to the Valley Parade press room.Most of the packed media – and where did they all suddenly appear from – had assumed that he had already gone. Some even speculated that he had gone full stop

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Limited options lead to baptism of fire for Eccleshill boss

GERARD Jones has been cursing his luck after the Eccleshill United head coach’s reign started with five consecutive defeats. His team have been playing good football but not getting the rub of the green, while his options regarding team selection

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New school projects provoke objections

THREE major multi-million pound school redevelopment projects throughout the Bradford district have attracted objections.Plans to demolish four dated school buildings and re-build them were revealed by the Department for Education last month.But one has

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Bradford Park Avenue: Deacey relishing 'exciting times' after return to helm

BRADFORD Park Avenue boss John Deacey is delighted to be back in his hands-on role at the club despite his brief sabbatical being a self-imposed one. Deacey took a short break from his day-to-day duties for personal reasons but was happy to do

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Old guard would love new blood for help at Thackley

THE Dennyboys’ long awaited home game last Saturday was a non-event after the excessively wet January weather caused a postponement. Thackley should have hosted Barton Town Old Boys and it would have been their first at Dennyfield since the visit

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Halliday wants more than tears for souvenirs on Bradford City's FA Cup day

ANDY Halliday plans his own Stamford Bridge sob story if it helps strengthen his case to stay with City.The loans of both Halliday and Francois Zoko are up after this afternoon’s clash at Yeovil.The Middlesbrough midfielder is eager to prolong his time

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Bradford Bulls prop Clough: There's plenty more to come

PAUL Clough believes there is plenty of "room for improvement" from the Bulls heading into their second pre-season outing against Huddersfield tomorrow. Former St Helens prop Clough made an impressive debut during last weekend's opening friendly

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Man pleads not guilty to 12 charges following raid on Bradford meat processing plant

A MAN has pleaded not guilty to 12 charges following a raid by food safety agencies in which two tonnes of chicken was seized from a Bradford meat plant. Majid Zaman, 33, denies being the boss of the processing plant which was operating at Unit 2 at Iron

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Planning applications for Idle, Ilkley, Keighley, Lidget Green and Little Horton

The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Idle: construction of dwelling, 20 Lilythorne Avenue. Idle: outline planning permission for the construction of up to 130 residential dwellings with associated access,

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Bradford people urged to find out how to nominate land and property as community assets

TWO free sessions are being held in Bradford later this month for people interested in the powers local communities have to nominate land and property as community assets.The provisions in the Community Right to Bid rules allow community groups to apply

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Tragic dad-of-two fell to his death during second attempt to reach mountain peak in Russian

A DAD-OF-TWO from the district had been making a second attempt to reach a mountain peak in the Russian Caucasus mountains when he fell to his "tragic and untimely" death, an inquest heard.Experienced hiker John Stiles, 53, had been hampered

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Energy company apologise for sending demand for almost £2,000 to former customer

AN ENERGY company has said sorry for sending a demand for almost £2,000 to a former customer who had severed ties with them more than 15 months earlier.David Hall was stunned to receive a debt collection letter from a firm acting on behalf of First: Utility

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Concerns over delays in starting life-saving treatment for Bradford cancer patients

DELAYS in starting life-saving treatment for cancer patients in Bradford have been criticised by Parliament’s watchdog.More than one in every five people suspected of having the disease are failing to get an appointment with a specialist within two months

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Bradford's ambitious underground retail development will now be bigger than planned

AN ambitious underground development of shops, cafes and bars, due to open this summer, will now be even bigger than originally planned.Yesterday, 25 representatives from the Association of Town and City Management visited the Sunbridge Wells development

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More than 500 arrests in West Yorkshire Police operation to target prolific criminals

MORE than 60 police vehicles were hitting the roads of West Yorkshire this weekend, targeting prolific criminals in an operation that has seen well over 500 arrests in its first year.Bradford's most persistent villains are among those that have been arrested

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VIDEO: Bradford's ambitious underground Sunbridgewells development will now be bigger than planned

AN ambitious underground development of shops, cafes and bars, due to open this summer, will now be even bigger than originally planned. Yesterday, 25 representatives from the Association of Town and City Management visited the Sunbridgewells development

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Bradford busker reaches final of national talent contest after overcoming previous setbacks

A BRADFORD busker who has suffered a series of setbacks in his dream of stardom has reached the final of a major national talent contest.Faheem Ashraf beat thousands of hopefuls to win a place in the the Open Mic UK Grand Final next week.He started singing