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Yorkshire brass band champions are crowned at St George's Hall contest

YORKSHIRE'S best bands converged on Bradford for the most important weekend in the region's brass band calendar. St George's Hall was packed as 58 bands competed over two days in five sections for the honour of being crowned the Yorkshire Champion

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Mowatt's magic conjures victory for Leeds

Wigan Athletic 0 Leeds United 1 NEIL Redfearn admitted Alex Mowatt's goal illuminated an otherwise low-quality Sky Bet Championship game between Leeds and Wigan that could have gone either way. Mowatt's goal five minutes after the restart proved

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Wibsey complete easy double

SSE Yorkshire Division Five: Wibsey 43 Thirsk 0WIBSEY, despite not playing to their peak, completed the double over Thirsk in comprehensive fashion, running in seven tries at Northfield Road.Elliott Gray and Scott Smith both notched braces to add to single

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Title is next on the agenda for promoted Old Grovians

Old Grovians 39 Old Otliensians 17OLD Grovians, despite going 5-0 behind, clinched the victory and four-try bonus point that they needed to clinch promotion to SSE Yorkshire Two. Facing a tenacious pack and speedy wingers, the home side knew they had

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Second-half fade out is costly for Cougars

Barrow Raiders 38 Keighley Cougars 22COUGARS were knocked out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup after a disappointing second half, having only trailed 20-16 at half-time.The Raiders grabbed the afternoon’s opening score when Liam Campbell broke from dummy

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Free book lending scheme starts in Shipley

A FREE book lending scheme, thought to be the biggest outside London, has started in Shipley to promote literacy for young and old across the district. Bradford Little Free Libraries, based in Windhill, is part of a national charity that encourages

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Housing bosses apologise for filthy flat allocated to woman, 77

HOUSING bosses have apologised for the squalid state of a flat in Bradford that was allocated to a 77-year-old woman. Members of Mufush Begum's family were astounded by the sights and smells that greeted them when they viewed the ground-floor property

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No peril for Farsley as Yellows are beaten

FARSLEY were the jewel in the crown on a poor day for the area’s semi-pro sides.The Villagers were the only winners as Bradford Park Avenue, Liversedge, Albion Sports, Thackley and Eccleshill United all lost, while Guiseley and Brighouse Town both drew

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Keeper Drench earns draw for Guiseley

Hyde 0 Guiseley 0 GUISELEY remain in the Vanarama North play-off places, despite being held to a goalless draw at basement outfit Hyde. The club’s meet again at Nethermoor on Wednesday in the reverse fixture and Saturday’s stalemate did not

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Otley show spirit to hit back and win

Otley 31 Leicester Lions 22OTLEY found the Midlanders difficult to put away, and the hosts lost a 16-point lead to go a point behind in a 20-minute spell in the second half.However, they roused themselves, and when Lions replacement lock Tom Cheney was

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Armthorpe ignore Welfare state as they notch shock win at Thackley

Thackley 2 Armthorpe Welfare 3RESURGENT Thackley’s four-game winning run was ended at Dennyfield after a poor first-half performance left them with too much to do after the interval.It was a case of after the Lord Mayor’s Show as the previous midweek

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No leg up for in-form Avenue as Lambs triumph

Vanarama Conference North: Tamworth 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 THE CURSE of the manager of the month struck as Avenue's unbeaten run come to a grinding halt at high-flying Tamworth. John Deacey’s side had hauled themselves out of the relegation

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I messed up, admits Brownlee

JONNY Brownlee had to settle for fifth place in the opening World Triathlon Series race of the season in Abu Dhabi.The Olympic bronze medallist paid the price for slipping towards the back of a large leading pack at the end of the bike leg and was unable

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Interception try costs Keighley chance of victory

Keighley 18 West Leeds 31 KEIGHLEY, looking for the converted try that would have given them a 25-24 victory, gave away an interception try to West Leeds' Jack Marshall, Keir Breakwell converting to complete the scoring. The visitors started

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Conference will look at women's health needs in Bradford

A CHARITY is hosting a conference in Bradford this month to look at the health needs and issues of women in the city.Healthy living centre Womenzone is inviting health professionals and community organisations to attend the event on Wednesday, March 18

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Yorkshire Building Society starts food bank collection drive

A BUILDING society is appealing for help from its staff and customers after starting a collection in aid of a food bank in the city. Yorkshire Building Society, which has its headquarters in Bradford, wants to bolster the supplies at the city's

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UPDATE: Vandals strike at Shipley railway station damaging more than 20 cars

POLICE are investigating a vandalism spree at Shipley railway station today in which windows were smashed and damage caused to more than 20 parked cars. One badly damaged waiting area remained cordoned off by police this morning and a number of

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Cleckheaton so close to securing draw

Cleckheaton 20 Sheffield Tigers 27CLECKHEATON were denied a potential SSE National Three North draw against their third-placed visitors when their man of the match Richard Brown got over the line but was ruled to be held up.The hosts had dominated the

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Dalesmen are thwarted by fine Fylde defence

Wharfedale 24 Fylde 24FYLDE mounted a brilliant rearguard action to cling on for a National League One draw. They had been reduced to 14 men for most of the match after a punch from full back Christopher Briers ended his afternoon. Starved of possession

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Maximum haul for Bees as they survive late scare

Horden 27 Bradford & Bingley 37BRADFORD & Bingley survived a second-half Horden comeback to secure five vital points in their battle to avoid relegation from SSE National League Three North.The Bees had first use of a strong wind and led 20-8 against

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Defensive desire puts Salem so close to promotion

Bradford Salem 17 West Park Leeds 10UNBEATEN Bradford Salem stand on the brink of promotion from SSE Yorkshire Division Two – but they did it the hard way against their closest rivals.On an afternoon of uncompromising rugby, the leaders had to play the

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Parkinson welcomes underdogs tag for FA Cup replay

CITY boss Phil Parkinson is relishing his side's return to the role of FA Cup outsiders after watching them keep their Wembley hopes alive with a gutsy goalless draw against Reading. The Bantams' recent knockout heroics had made them narrow favourites

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FT: Bradford Bulls 56 Hunslet Hawks 6

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Worker injured in car parts factory blaze in Bradford

A WORKER suffered burns in a fire at a car parts manufacturer in Bradford today. Crews from Bradford, Odsal and Fairweather Green attended the blaze at Federal Mogul in Ounsworth Street, off Wakefield Road. Some 60 staff were evacuated from

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Arsonists attack bowls clubhouse

AN ARSON attack destroyed a shuttered clubhouse at a former Cleckheaton bowls club early today in an incident attended by five fire crews. Cleckheaton and Batley were first to attend the blaze shortly before 3am and found the 30 metre by ten metre