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Boy to face court accused of burgling bowling hut
A SCHOOLBOY aged15 is to face court accused of burgling a bowling hut at Bradford Moor Park, Killinghall Road, following a police investigation. A second boy of the same age has been given a youth conditional discharge after being arrested and
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League extend Cellino ban from Leeds United ownership
MASSIMO Cellino's period of disqualification as owner of Leeds United has been extended to May 3 by the Football League. The Italian businessman was barred by the Football League's board from being owner and a director of the Sky Bet Championship
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Phil Parkinson: Other clubs can learn from Reading
PHIL Parkinson reckons Reading are a great role model for other clubs – including City. Parkinson is a Royals legend after playing for them for over a decade and was voted their all-time best central midfielder. The Bantams boss joked: “I think
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No Valley Parade "pitch battle" for quarter-final
THE Valley Parade pitch will not be a factor in City’s FA Cup showdown with Reading on Saturday. City’s home surface has come in for widespread flak this season – and was condemned as the “worst in the country” by Sunderland boss Gus Poyet before
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Parkinson: Bradford City can make club history again like the class of 2013
CITY will be urged to make more memories in the club’s first appearance in the FA Cup last eight for 39 years. The 2013 squad were christened the history-makers after making it to the Capital One Cup final as a fourth-tier team as well as winning
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Bradford City will make late FA Cup call on Morais
CITY will give Filipe Morais as much time as possible to make Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Reading. Phil Parkinson this afternoon confirmed that the Portuguese winger was “progressing well” after missing the last three games with a knee
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Two Bradford men given jail sentences totalling more than eight years for drugs offences
TWO Bradford men have received prison sentences totalling more than eight years for drugs offences. Mohammed Eshan Khan, 24, of Durham Road, Girlington, was jailed for five years and eight months after pleading guilty to possession of heroin with
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VIDEO: Help To Buy is creating homes and jobs, says Minister
MORE than 700 homes across the Bradford district have been bought using the Government's flagship 'Help to Buy' housing scheme since 2013, new figures have revealed. To the end of January this year, 720 households have used the scheme to buy a
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Building Society features in list of Britain's 100 best places to work
SKIPTON Building Society features in a list of best places to work for the first time. The mutual, which employs more than 1,600 staff, has made its debut in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies To Work For league table at number 58. The
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Bradford technology company 'in early-stage talks over unidentified acquisition'
SHAREHOLDERS in mobile computing systems firm Belgravium Technologies will have to wait for a payout as the Bradford-based business hopes to use cash reserves for another acquisition.The company, which designs, installs and maintains software and hand-held
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Bradford man admits making more than 100 false Metro cards worth £7,000
A MAN who admitted making 106 false Metro cards worth a total of £7,362 will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court next month. Colin Dunne, 50, of Hunters Park Avenue, Clayton, pleaded guilty at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court today to making
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We should only need our clothes to keep warm
IT'S a pity that we can't all run around naked because we really should if we want to make a useful contribution to slowing down the amount of carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere. Clothes are often forgotten when we consider the big CO2 producers
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Accident figures are not all that they seem
SIR – Your feature “On This Day” for February 26, 1964 showed that even in those days the clergy liked to have their say. At that time I was a traffic police officer and must say the numbers given for the road accidents was very much exaggerated
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Pools built, but we need the swimmers
SIR – Bradford is about to build several new swimming pools and may fail to support the City of Bradford Swimming Club who look after our most talented youngsters representing the city at this sport. Iain Morris, Caroline Street, Saltaire
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Reduce the number of councillors to 'strengthen team'
SIR – Recent comments in your columns regarding the number of councillors, and government cuts in finances, I think there is a strong case to reduce the numbers. Having dealt with Bradford Council for some long time, they do not get on with one-another
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Death of Star Trek's Leonard Nimoy death tells us smoking not logical
SIR – The recent death of the actor and Star Trek legend Leonard Nimoy (Mr Spock) sets me thinking how we should heed the dangers of smoking and the widespread damage to the lungs it can cause over long periods, as Mr Nimoy has found out to his cost
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Remember Len’s past before casting a vote
SIR – It is noticeable that more of my critics disagreed with my comment referring to the malign influence of Red Len McCluskey (Letters, February 26). They will surely remember the dispute at the Grangemouth plant in Scotland where Mr McCluskey
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Demand for tickets means loyal Bradford City fans suffer
SIR – Further to the chaotic outcome surrounding the sale of cup-tie tickets at Valley Parade on Sunday, February 22 and resultant bad feeling, surely a more organised approach could have been employed to avoid the chaos? Perhaps, if first consideration
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Rugby player sentenced for 'cheap shot' punch that broke opponent's cheekbone
AN AMATEUR rugby league player was spared jail for a punch that broke an opponent's cheekbone during a match in Keighley. Omar Al Rawi had been warned by Judge David Hatton QC at an earlier hearing to expect a prison sentence for the blow that
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Company that is kept reveals the true story
SIR – So Geoffrey Holmes (T&A, Letters February 23) seems to think that Ed Miliband is not fit to be Prime Minister because of the company he keeps. By this yardstick, David Cameron is even less qualified if those attending the recent Conservative
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Who should we blame for country's debt?
SIR – The Chancellor George Osborne makes great play in his speeches about it not being fair to saddle our young people with the debt we found our country in because of the global financial meltdown, that this Chancellor requires us to believe was
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Bower warns Guiseley players they will be on the bench if they expect to hand out Hyde-ings
IMPROVING Guiseley are facing back-to-back matches against Vanarama Conference North’s bottom club Hyde in the space of five days. The Lions are fifth with 55 points, while Hyde are 22nd with only 17 points but Guiseley manager Mark Bower has warned
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Shadow minister criticises emphasis on free school programme
SHADOW Education Secretary Tristram Hunt backed greater transparency in national decisions on school buildings funding and less emphasis on creating free schools when he visited Ilkley Grammar School. He was invited to Ilkley by Labour's prospective
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Avenue look to silence the Lambs
BRADFORD Park Avenue stretched their unbeaten run to six games in midweek – but only just as the ten men of struggling Colwyn Bay threatened to stall the resurgence of John Deacey’s men. The Avenue boss had his strongest squad available for the
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Plan to electrify rail route into Bradford Interchange moves a step closer
FASTER rail journeys to and from Bradford are a step closer to reality, with a task force calling for major line improvements to be made a priority. A new report says the Government should prioritise the electrification of the Calder Valley line
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Steeton home in on clash with leaders Golcar
STEETON, who have three of their next four West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division games at home, start the run with a clash against leaders Golcar United at Summerhill Lane. Campion, who put five past Kirkburton last weekend, will be
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Thackley delighted to have turned the tables
THACKLEY have gone from flirting with relegation to mid-table respectability and they will be searching for a fifth straight win when they host Armthorpe Welfare on Saturday. Secretary Stuart Willingham, who has returned to the club, reckons the
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Farsley would love to avenge Valentine's Day defeat by Warrington
Farsley look to be regaining their form at the right time and they will chase a third-successive win when they entertain Warrington Town in Evo-Stik First Division North on Saturday. Neil Parsley’s side will also be seeking revenge for the 2-1
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Salem home in on promotion as they tackle their closest rivals West Park
BRADFORD Salem could take a massive leap towards returning to SSE Yorkshire Division One on Saturday. The Yorkshire Division Two leaders are at home to nearest rivals West Park Leeds, and if in-form Keighley can defeat third-placed West Leeds at
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Willet calls it right for Wharfedale
COACHES can be bundles of nervous energy but Wharfedale’s coach Jon Feeley was calmness personified in the second half of their SSE National One League home match against Esher last Saturday. Part of the explanation was having played up the slope
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Keighley happy to keep it clean
KEIGHLEY may only be sixth in the SSE Yorkshire Division Two table – but they do top one chart. They have now kept four clean sheets this season, which is two more than any other club in the section. The Rose Cottage Club defeated Sheffield
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Keighley blocks of flats to be demolished
TWO unpopular high-rise blocks of flats in Parkwood Rise, Keighley, are set to be knocked down. Housing group Incommunities has revealed that demolition was a leading option for the future Delph and Leylands House. Incommunities said the 53
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Bradford GP practice ranked 'good' after inspection
A BRADFORD GP practice has been ranked as good after an inspection.Farrow Medical Centre, Otley Road, is one of 58 GP practices to be rated as good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).One practice was rated as outstanding, four have been ranked as requires
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New book tells the history of Bradford
A NEW book tells the history of Bradford through 100 key dates. The book, written by Civic Society chairman Alan Hall, highlights the events that make Bradford what it is. They include October 18, 1858, the date of the Bradford Sweet Poisonings
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Tougher penalties for drug-drivers will save lives, says councillor
A NEW law clamping down on drug-driving will “save lives”, says a senior councillor. Drivers face tough new penalties if they get behind a wheel after taking illegal drugs and some prescription medications. Councillor Val Slater, Bradford Council
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Bradford sports stars, artists and writers reveal their favourite reads for World Book Day
BRADFORD sports stars, artists and writers have revealed their favourites stories as adults and children to mark World Book Day. Tasif Khan - Girlington boxer Favourite book from childhood: George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. "It
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Police could not have been reasonably expected to "predict or prevent" Hamzah Khan death
The death of a four-year-old boy who was starved to death by his mother and left to decompose in his cot was not something police "could have reasonably been expected to predict or prevent", the police watchdog has found. The Independent Police
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Mum of crash victim cautious over new legislation to clamp down on drug driving
TWENTY three years ago Carole Whittingham's son Steven was killed in a road accident.The driver whose stolen car ploughed into Steven's car had been taking drugs and drinking. Carole and her family have been forced to live with those devastating consequences
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Bradford set to be warmer than Rome and Lille this weekend
BRADFORD could experience its first taste of spring this weekend after a snowy start to the week. Warmer weather is expected to arrive across the country with temperatures soaring to 17C (63F) in some areas. A Met Office spokesman predicted
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Senior Morrisons employee to stand trial over fraud allegations
A SENIOR Morrisons employee will go on trial in the summer after he denied abusing his position to fraudulently disclose personal employee data at the supermarket firm. Andrew Skelton, a senior internal auditor, appeared at Bradford Crown Court
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Protection of our children is imperative
Child protection is one of the most important issues of the modern age, there can be little doubt about that. It sometimes seems that there are no end of individuals or gangs who aim to abuse, neglect or otherwise mistreat children and young people
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Bradford lagging behind in digital economy, warns new study
BRADFORD is trapped by a “lower knowledge” economy and has far fewer jobs than a century ago, a gloomy new study warns. Meanwhile, Leeds has managed to “re-invent” itself and succeeded by creating posts in the new economy of information technology
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‘Pathetic’ burglars jailed for break-in
A PAIR of “pathetic” burglars have been jailed for breaking into and ransacking a Shipley supermarket. Daniel Lawther, 35, and Martin Penman, 48, caused £1,800 worth of damage after trying to force their way into the Wisla supermarket on Kirkgate
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Fire crews tackle two Bradford pan fires in 90 minutes
FIRE crews were called to two pan fires in Bradford within 90 minutes of each other. The first saw a chip pan left unattended in the kitchen of a house in Amberley Street, Bradford Moor. No-one suffered any injuries or smoke inhalation in the
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Celebrating the women of wartime
BRADFORD’S wartime women will be celebrated at a free event to mark International Women’s Day. On Monday, the Manningham Mills Community Association (MMCA) will host an event themed on Bradford women and their work at the time of the First World
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Car in dangerous condition seized by police
POLICE stopped a car they say was unsafe for the road (pictured) just as the driver was about to start a journey from Bradford to Birmingham. In addition to having problems with the bodywork, tyres and exhaust, the car had no insurance and was
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No smoking campaign in fresh plea
SMOKERS in Bradford are being urged to take pride in quitting and sign up to No Smoking Day on March 11. The campaign day, organised by the British Heart Foundation is estimated to inspire over one million smokers to quit. nationally. Joanne
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Festival of beer ‘was the best one ever’
THIS year’s Bradford Beer Festival has been hailed as the best ever, according to the man who ordered the beer and ales which sold out minutes before the event closed. The sell-out event at Victoria Hall, Saltaire, last weekend drew thousands of
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Police lose 94 headsets
POLICE officers have lost 94 of their ‘airwave’ radios in three years – with 27 of them never being recovered, statistics from the West Yorkshire force show. The period covers 2011-13. Police said if a handset goes missing they can disable
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Scheme success as school goes solar
A SCHOOL has embraced the latest technology on offer to cut its energy use. Haworth Primary School took advantage of a Bradford Council scheme set up in 2013. This allowed schools to install solar panels without having to enter into long-term contracts
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Resurfacing is put back once again
THE resurfacing of Drake Street, off Hall Ings, had to be cancelled again on Sunday due to the weather, and has now been scheduled for Sunday, March 15. It cannot be done this coming Sunday due to a major event at St George’s Hall – the Yorkshire
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WHSmith store to stay open as Broadway branch is built
A CITY centre store will not be closing its Bradford branch next week as announced. Earlier this year WHSmith announced it would shut the store in the Kirkgate Centre on March 11. The retail giant will be moving to the Broadway shopping centre
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Composer takes charge
BRADFORD Festival Choral Society is to be conducted by composer Howard Goodall. The group will be at Leeds Town Hall on March 15, as part of The Grammar School at Leeds’ ‘Arts ‘15’ event. Mr Goodall is an award-winning composer of choral music
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Help mark Murphy's return
PEOPLE can meet Bradford Siberian husky dog Murphy at an fundraising event in Fairweather Green. The event is being held to celebrate the return of the dog whose three-month disappearance prompted a huge social media campaign. The evening will
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Festival to carry on despite cash cuts
KEIGHLEY Festival organisers are determined to celebrate this year’s event with a bang. They promise a week of big events despite having less money to spend than in most previous years. For many years the festival received around £15,000 from Bradford
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Man bailed in window fall probe
A SECOND attempted murder suspect has been bailed by police in Bradford as they probe how a man was badly hurt in a fall from a window. The victim, 40, remains ‘stable’ in hospital but his injuries, including fractures to his spine, are said to
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Giving a dog a good home ...and a bone
A FUND-RAISING appeal to help give a good home to a crippled cross terrier found dumped in a Bradford street is receiving a flow of donations. Tyson, pictured, was abandoned in heavy snow in a side street off Leeds Road and was rescued and taken
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The comedy where Anything Goes
AUDIENCES are invited aboard the SS American transatlantic liner for Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy, Anything Goes, at the Alhambra this week. The UK tour of the show has sailed into Bradford, starring Hugh Sachs, best known as hapless Gavin
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Housing blueprint is under scrutiny
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has begun to examine a blueprint for housebuilding across the district over the next 15 years. Bradford Council’s emerging Local Plan sets out roughly where 42,100 homes should be built across the district by 2030
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Child protection figures rising
THE number of children put on a Child Protection Plan for a second time within two years rose “significantly” last year, a council report has revealed. In 2014, 5.2 per cent of the children were put on protection plans for at least the second time
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Funding to boost pupils
HELP could be on the way for Bradford schools which have to cope with high levels of pupils joining part way through the academic year. The city gets government help to cope with such pupils, and Schools Minister David Laws has confirmed the Department
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Reward for biggest bookworms
A TOP author visited a Bradford primary school after its pupils proved they were some of the district’s most dedicated readers. Keelham Primary School had the highest number of children complete last year’s summer reading challenge, which encourages
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Discussions at airport on rail link
TRANSPORT minister Baroness Susan Kramer will visit Leeds-Bradford Airport today. She is due to meet with Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland to discuss plans for a rail link to the airport. Yesterday, Mr Mulholland said: “As the MP for the
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Cost of repairing the Odeon's domes is increasing
THE former Odeon building’s two distinctive domes are more damaged than previously thought, it has been revealed. Work to replace the copper on the domes has been delayed, as specialist contractors repair rotten timber. The rot was discovered
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Bradford Bulls initiative will bring fans closer together
THE Bulls will trial the closure of the Rooley Lane Terrace for Sunday’s visit of Hunslet in a move designed to create a better atmosphere at Odsal and save the club money.The Bulls have taken the decision to shut the traditional away end of the stadium
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Live daily news blog - Thursday, March 5
5:05pm That's all from today's live news blog. Join us from 9am tomorrow for all the day's news, views and breaking stories. 4:39pm VIDEO: More than 700 homes across the Bradford
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Bradford City skipper on Red alert for Reading rematch
CITY skipper Stephen Darby admits facing Reading in the FA Cup on Saturday will bring back memories from his Liverpool days. Darby made only two starts during his six years as a pro with the Reds – and the last of them was in a cup clash at the
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Bradford Bulls hooker O'Brien a real 80s man
ADAM O'Brien is happy to continue being the Bulls' 80-minute man and reap the benefits of playing under legendary former hooker Jimmy Lowes. O'Brien has featured in every minute of all three Championship games this season and is enjoying a rich
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Planners refuse permission to turn prominent city centre office block into flats
PLANNERS have refused permission to turn a prominent city centre office block into flats.The plans would have seen the City Exchange, a former Council office next to the NCP car park on Hall Ings, turned into 161 studio apartments.But planners raised
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Ainge salvages point for Bradford Park Avenue against ten-man Colwyn Bay
Bradford Park Avenue 2 Colwyn Bay 2 TWO stunning equalisers, one for each side, ensured this Vanarama Conference North relegation clash ended with honours even. In-form Bradford were held at home by ten men Colwyn Bay on a night of high drama
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Former Bradford Bulls star Forshaw proving a hit in 15-man code
MUCH is made of the number of ex-Bulls making their way in coaching, and rightly so, but Mike Forshaw's story is one of the more intriguing. For a start, he is working not in league but in rugby union and has been instrumental in the enigmatic
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Contrasting fortunes for Eccleshill and Albion Sports
ALBION SPORTS were beaten 1-0 at home in the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division last night, Brody Robertson striking Cleethorpes Town’s winner in the first half. ECCLESHILL UNITED made it two home victories on the trot in Division
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On This Day – March 5, 2015
25 years ago: A mystery illness was sweeping through Whetley Lane First School in Bradford, with more than 100 children and teachers affected by the bug, the symptoms of which - including rashes, swollen eyes, a cough, and tiredness - had left the
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28 appear before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Damian Richard Astin, aged 31, of Mill Street, Bradford 1; criminal damage, assault, 12 months’ conditional discharge, £220 compensation, £65 costs; failure to surrender to custody
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No charges to be brought against far right group that 'invaded' Bradford mosques, prosecutors reveal
CRIMINAL charges will not be brought against a controversial far right group that "invaded" mosques in Bradford last year, the Crown Prosecution Service has revealed. On May 10, members of Britain First entered numerous mosques in Bradford, handing
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Funeral of former Bradford Bulls employee to be held tomorrow
THE funeral of a former Bradford Bulls employee will be held tomorrow. The funeral of Debbie Charlton (pictured) is at 12.30pm at Grove Methodist Church, Town Street, Horsforth. It will be followed by a cremation at Rawdon Crematorium followed
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Shipley MP accuses Government ministers of failing to clamp down on first cousin marriages
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has accused Government ministers of failing to clamp down on first cousin marriage for fear they may offend communities. “Instead of worrying about being politically correct, officials should be concerned about the genetic
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More volunteers needed to help hospital patients in Bradford
MORE volunteers are needed to give up their free time to help hospital patients in Bradford.Although there are already more than 500 unsung heroes giving up 104,000 hours of their own time every year to work in a variety of roles at Bradford Teaching
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Loyal Bradford City fan hopes to celebrate 90th birthday by watching quarter-final win
A DEDICATED Bradford City fan hopes for an extra 90th birthday present this weekend with a victory in the club's FA Cup quarter-final clash.Betty Squires, of Wrose, celebrates her 90th birthday today but hopes her beloved Bantams can book another trip
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Independent working party could look at how school's governing body was replaced
BRADFORD Council's decision-making executive is to consider a recommendation to set up an independent working party to look at how a school's governing body was replaced en-masse last year. Governors at Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College
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Apology for family of man, 91, after two-hour wait for ambulance
AMBULANCE chiefs have apologised to the family of a 91-year-old man from the district who had to wait nearly two hours for a crew to arrive after falling and breaking his hip.But there is anger that it has taken more than two months for an apology and
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Police under fire for attending only three out of 66 child abuse meetings in Bradford
POLICE are under fire for failing to attend meetings called to protect Bradford children feared to be at risk of abuse. The West Yorkshire force was criticised after it was revealed that officers failed to show up at a staggering 63 of 66 ‘child
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New report highlights concerns over funding of homecare services
A COUNCILLOR has accused Bradford Council of pricing out private care providers after funding of homecare services was highlighted in a new report published today. Bradford Council is paying £12.55 in average hourly prices for homecare services across
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Bradford International Film Summit gets underway
BRADFORD has a long film heritage that goes back beyond 1897, when images from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in London were beamed onto giant screens in Forster Square that same day. Today, as the world's first UNESCO City of Film
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Campaign set to tackle dog-fouling in part of Bradford
A HIGH-level campaign is set to tackle dog-fouling in part of Bradford. Days of action could be on the cards as complaints about the blight continue to rise in Queensbury. Ward councillor Paul Cromie said: "We have to do something, the problem
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Bradford childminder accepted money to care for little boy despite being suspended by Ofsted
A BRADFORD childminder who accepted money to care for a little boy after she was suspended by Ofsted has lost her appeal against a court conviction.Mother-of-four Farzana Bi was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,160 after a judge and two magistrates
