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Bradford City targeting semi-final date with FA Cup holders at Wembley
CITY will play holders Arsenal at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-finals - if they can get past Reading. The winners of next week's replay were tonight drawn against the Gunners, who had just clinched their place in the last four with a 2-1 win over
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Stand-in keeper is penalty hero for Oddfellows
GARY Worby, who only took over in the nets ten minutes before the end of normal time when their keeper was dismissed, proved the hero for Oddfellows Arms Reserves in the first of the Bradford Sunday Alliance League's cup semi-finals.In a GOALS AMATEUR
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Stars come into alignment for busy Tordoff
SAM Tordoff is doubling up this season.The 25-year-old Rawdon man will not only be driving in the British Touring Car Championship with new team West Surrey Racing (WSR) but will also take part in the European Le Mans Series (ELMS) for Essex-based JMW
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Gillespie vows: I'm going nowhere
JASON Gillespie insists he is fully committed to Yorkshire as he prepares to lead the county into their Championship title defence.The Australian attracted some admiring glances from the international scene as he guided the White Rose to their first championship
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Former T&A sports editor dies
LONG-serving former Telegraph & Argus sports editor Peter Royston has died aged 81.An extremely knowledgeable speedway reporter, who also had a keen interest in boxing, Peter replaced Jack Burns at the helm of the sports desk and retired in 1988, being
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'Waste not, want not' is the message of food bank set up to raise awareness of thrown-away food
MOST of us are probably guilty of throwing perfectly edible food away because the label tells us to.Rules over 'best before' have relaxed but more often than not it is up to the consumer applying a little common sense.From the appearance, taste or smell
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Swimmer Sophia shines at longer distance
HAVING recently claimed first place in the girls nine years' 50 metres backstroke at a previous Yorkshire Championships, nine-year-old City of Bradford Swimming Club member Sophia Basaraba has added the 200m title to her achievements in 2min 58.56secDalton
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It's advantage Ealandians after Celtic lose
AFTER 11 games without defeat, Farsley Celtic Juniors Old Boys' title challenge in the Yorkshire Amateur League suffered what could be a mortal blow.The second-placed Premier Division club lost 2-1 at mid-table Stanningley Old Boys after an embarrassing
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Campion braced for title challenge
ALTHOUGH their three Premier Division title rivals – including Campion – all won, Golcar United have taken a step closer to lifting the West Riding County Amateur League trophy for only the second time. United notched a 2-1 victory at Steeton,
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Hammering home the mother’s role
We don't mark Mother's Day in our house. I don't attach any importance to it, in the same way as my mother didn't believe in it.However, this year I mention it in passing to my daughters, if only to serve as a reminder as to why they are here, who gave
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Below-par Wyke have their Day
PROMOTION-chasing Wyke Wanderers did not perform well but still notched a 2-1 home victory against Swillington Saints in Division One of the West Yorkshire League courtesy of a late goal.Gavin Turner headed in an early corner from Ben Bodle to put Wyke
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Bradford solicitor is appointed to clinical negligence panel
Jane McBennett, an associate solicitor in the clinical negligence team in the Bradford office of at Morrish Solicitors, has been appointed to the Action Against Medical Accidents clinical negligence panel. AAMA is the UK charity for patient safety
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Town offers river trips, independent shops and no shortage of historical locations
When I was a child whenever we travelled down the A1 my dad would point out some huge, strange looking stones in fields beside the road. “They’re the Devil’s Arrows,” he would tell us, as we assumed bored expressions. He went on to tell the tale
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Hospital encourages support from dads with new folding beds scheme
PROUD dads can now support mums and babies at night as well as during the day - thanks to a new scheme that encourages them to stay overnight after the birth of their baby. Temporary beds have been introduced by the midwifery team on ward 21 at
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Bradford Council urged to make apology over pub's mosque conversion
AN Ombudsman is asking Bradford Council to apologise to a resident after it failed to record why it allowed a pub to be turned into a mosque. The Bradford Planning Panel approved an application to turn the former Royal Hotel on Fagley Road into
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TVR closing in on Spen Valley title
TVR United took another step towards the Spen Valley League title with a 4-1 home Premier Division victory over mid-table Savile Youth.Faisal Shabir (2), Abdul Qasim and Ashiq Iqbal were on target for the leaders, who are six points ahead with four matches
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Setback for Sedge
LIVERSEDGE'S hopes of landing the Northern Under-19 Alliance League title suffered a setback as they lost 2-1 at home to Huddersfield YMCA.The visitors took a 1-0 interval lead and increased it before Sam Bagshaw scored a consolation goal. Sedge are still
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Jared is the top joker at Bradford comedy award show
BRADFORD'S finest new comic talent was on show at Forster's Bistro in City Park as stand-up Jared Shooter triumphed in the grand-final of the Comedy Hat awards. He won £300 and the coveted trophy, which was presented by Bradford funnyman and panto star
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Inspectors give good Ofsted rating for Bradford primary school
A BRADFORD primary school is celebrating being judged as 'good' for the second time following its latest Ofsted inspection. Blakehill Primary School, on Highfield Road in Idle, was said to be improving thanks to a "clear vision for the school to
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Billiards title for Eastbrook
EASTBROOK were crowned Bradford & District Sunday School Billiards League champions after edging a 4-3 victory over Princeville A.RESULTS – Bradford Deaf Centre 2, Pudsey 5; Eastbrook 4, Princeville A 3; Great Horton 4, Princeville B 3.Breaks: S Kershaw
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17 arrests over cyber bullying in a year
Police have investigated 17 reports of 'cyber bullying' in Bradford in the space of 12 months and made five arrests as a result, the West Yorkshire force has revealed. The period covers the year leading up to November 2014 and the investigations
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Approval expected for food firm’s new site expansion
MULTI-MILLION pound expansion plans, creating 50 new jobs, are expected to get approval this week. Bradford firm P&B Foods Ltd plans to double the size of its operation by moving into a facility at the city’s Prologis business park and increase
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Date for fourteenth Baildon Beer Festival is announced
Now in its fourteenth year Baildon Beer Festival 2015 takes place on Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 in the Moravian Church Hall, Westgate. Drinkers will be able to sample 18 real ales and 2 real ciders when doors open from 4pm to11pm on the
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Take the chance to discover different religions
OUR city proudly hosts people of many faiths - but have you ever wondered about our different customs and traditions and not known who to ask? Ever wondered what’s in that local Church, Muslim Mosque, Hindu Temple, or that Sikh Gurdwara?If so, you might
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Five Bradford men appear in court accused of aggravated burglary in seaside resort
FIVE Bradford men have appeared in court accused of aggravated burglary following an incident in Skegness at the weekend. They were arrested following an incident on Saturday afternoon where police were called to an address on South Parade at the
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Bradford jewellery shop hit by armed robbers
A Bradford jewellery shop has been hit by armed raiders. A Cash for Gold member of staff was forced to hand over a box containing cash by the masked pair, who burst into the James Street shop, at around 10am on Saturday. The raiders, one of
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Former Morrisons boss set to take home £3m pay-off
OUSTED Morrisons boss Dalton Philips will receive around a £3 million pay-off, as a "good leaver", the company has confirmed. The former chief executive left the Bradford-based retailer as it continued to struggle in the fierce supermarkets price
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UPDATE: Son of former JJB boss stands trial accused of helping dad use fake bank statement
The son of the former boss of the now-defunct JJB Sports chain has gone on trial accused of helping his father to use a forged bank statement. Stuart Jones, of Bingley, is charged with aiding and abetting Sir David Jones in his use of a false instrument
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Fire crews tackle house blaze in Bradford
CREWS from three fire stations tackled a blaze at a three-storey terraced house in Great Horton earlier today. Flames had spread through 50 per cent of the house affecting all its three floors in Waverley Road, with some smoke damage creeping into
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Anything is possible for super City
When the names are drawn out of the hat for the FA Cup Semi Final draw tonight, it is incredible to think that among the names such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool will be Bradford City. Of course, it would have been much better for
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Opportunity to protect green spaces
Bradford Council’s commitment to use brownfield sites for at least half of the 42,000 new homes the authority says need to be built by 2030 is a welcome one – but the question for many is will it go far enough in protecting our green spaces? This
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Public businesses not property of the Tories
SIR – It looks like the Tories are having a closing-down sale before they run out of time. First it was the un-consented sell-off of the Royal Mail and now the country`s share of Eurotunnel. What a brilliant move, sell it before the profits
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Nation is bursting at the seams with people
SIR – When will people realise that we do not have a housing shortage? The problem is the rising population. The population of our tiny island is now so great that we have already built so many homes, plus the infrastructure that goes with it,
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Planned buildings just don’t fit into city image
SIR – Your correspondent, Bob Watson may as well save his concern over the proposed scheme for 240 flats at a prominent Bradford city centre road junction for other matters (T&A, Feb 19). The planners are the same ones that on a smaller scale
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Unpaid overtime figures are shocking
SIR – The Trades Union Congress (TUC) released some astounding news recently, taken from a new study. They announced that in 2014, workers put in almost £32 billion worth of unpaid overtime which amounted to over £6,000 for each worker doing unpaid
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A feeble attempt to engage with women
SIR – New Labour’s recent feeble attempt to engage with ‘real people’ is turning in to another farce, their latest publicity stunt involves Harriet Harman driving a ‘pink bus’, this they hope will help to engage women and bring them into the Labour
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Banning extremist preachers
SIR – So, Lib Dem MP Vince Cable doesn’t agree with the Conservative plan to ban extremist preachers from university campuses (T&A, March 2). That is a view that I suspect will not be shared by the majority of the populace. No wonder we
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Marking anniversary of Battle of Neuve Chappelle
SIR – On Tuesday, March 10, it will be one hundred years since the start of the Battle of Neuve Chappelle in Northern France. The assault on Neuve Chappelle was based, for the first time in the history of warfare, on maps prepared solely by photographic
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Poorest students are hit by tuition fees
SIR – I decide to write less to the T&A when along comes someone like A Holdsworth, (“Who’s to blame”, Letters, Marc h 5), and I can’t help myself! Maths clearly isn’t (?) Mr Holdsworth’s strong point. He says: “This Government’s £9,000 pa
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Moral values overtaken by exam results
SIR – A new report has concluded that, nowadays, schools have become overly preoccupied by the passing of exams to the exclusion of instilling moral values, in their pupils. Researchers from Birmingham University’s Jubilee Centre for Character
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Selling off our family silver
SIR – Whilst people with a right wing persuasion constantly harp on about immigration there is one group of people they conveniently overlook. From Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to Chancellor George Osborne the Tories have been selling off our
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Bantams' on-loan goalkeeper Pickford heads back to Sunderland
JORDAN Pickford has left Bradford City after being recalled by Sunderland. Pickford, who made 34 appearances, turned 21 on Saturday - which meant the end of his youth loan. Sunderland were reluctant to extend his stay for the rest of the season
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VIDEO: Watch the dramatic moment animal rights protester invades Crufts Best in Show presentation
An animal rights activist involved in anti-grouse shooting protests on Ilkley Moor was arrested after invading the show ring at world-famous dog show Crufts, just as the Best in Show winner was announced. Law student, Luke Steele, 25, rushed onto
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Boss pushing for health tax reform
THE boss of a Bradford-based health benefits company has stepped up a campaign for a key tax reform it wants to see introduced. Russ Piper, chief executive of cash plan provider Sovereign Health Care, took the case for exempting health insurance
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Traffic fears over plan for 80 new homes
AN 80-home development is planned on a derelict Denholme site. Outline permission is being sought for a scheme on land in Station Road once occupied by CR Taylor Timber. The 4.5-hectare site has been vacant since 2012. Councillors welcome
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Speeches inspire all the young workers
SEVEN students from a Bradford school listened to speeches from famous people at an event to celebrate the hard work of young people in their communities. The youngsters from Oasis Academy Lister Park attended We Day at the Wembley Arena in London
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Help hospice with a badge
BRADFORD residents have been urged to buy a daffodil badge to support people living with terminal illnesses. John Holden and Christine Hamilton Stewart (pictured) patrons of the Marie Curie Bradford Hospice, said: “We need everyone to get behind
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Lady Mayoress hands out prizes
PUPILS at Lilycroft Primary School welcomed a civic dignitary to hear their oral skills in reciting a traditional Urdu hymn. The school holds an annual Naat competition for youngsters to perform a Naat, which is presented without music. More than
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Mystery delays clean-up
MYSTERY over land ownership has delayed plans to tidy up an eyesore site in Keighley. Residents in the Westfell area, off Fell Lane, teamed up with local councillors to spruce up the derelict land. They wanted to cut back vegetation, prune
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Learn how to spot flowers
WILDFLOWER identification is a new fortnightly course run by Friends of Denso Marston Nature Reserve, starting on Wednesday, March 11 from 1pm until 3pm, and meeting at the education centre by the large pond. For more information, please contact Steve
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Blaze tackled at car-parts plant
A WORKER suffered burns in a fire at a car parts manufacturer in Bradford yesterday. Fire crews attended the blaze at Federal Mogul in Ounsworth Street, off Wakefield Road and 60 staff were evacuated from a foundry after a tank full of oil, which is
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Popular ale to mark top cycle race
TO MARK the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race being held in May, Keighley brewery Timothy Taylor is resurrecting the special Le Champion ale it produced to mark the Grand Depart. The French-style blonde tipple, brewed from Alsace Strisselspalt hops
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Club closes doors after 115 years
AN HISTORIC Silsden club has closed. Dwindling membership has forced the town’s 115-year-old Conservative Club to shut its doors. For the past two years, it had been losing about £1,000 a month. “Financially we were okay but some nights we
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Creative way to raise cash
ARTIST John Sheffield has again donated cash, from the sale of his calendars, to Baildon Parkinson’s Group. Mr Sheffield, who suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, presented a cheque for £1,600 to members of the group. Chris Flecknoe a volunteer
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‘Fascinating’ exhibition of artist’s work
THE first major exhibition in 40 years of Bradford-born artist Sir William Rothenstein has opened in the city. From Bradford to Benares: The Art of Sir William Rothenstein is on show at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. As well as using many of
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Praise as first film summit is a triumph
THE first International Film Summit to be held in Bradford has been hailed a success by the British Film Institute. The three-day summit – hosted by Bradford UNESCO City of Film – saw guests attending from across the world for a series of seminars
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Arsonists burn old clubhouse
AN ARSON attack destroyed a shuttered clubhouse at a former Cleckheaton bowls club in an incident attended by five fire crews. Cleckheaton and Batley crews attended the blaze shortly before 3am yesterday and found the 30 metre by ten metre brick
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Emergency vehicle busy
AN EMERGENCY medical response car, funded by Bradford-based Sovereign Health Care, has transported doctors to more than 300 incidents in its first year on the roads of West and South Yorkshire. Sovereign Health Care’s Charitable Trust donated £41,000
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Tribute to former pupil killed in war
A COMMEMORATION lunch will be held by Bradford Grammar School’s Old Boys’ Association on Thursday to mark the centenary of Lieutenant Sidney Frederick Hooper’s death on March 12, 1915. Lt Hooper, who served with The Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire
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Eager Bantams fans say 'bring on the Reading replay'
BRADFORD City fans were disappointed not to grab a home victory over Reading, but are confident of success in the replay. The Bantams will get another chance to earn an FA Cup semi-final clash at Wembley after their goalless draw with the Championship
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Bishop talks to Rotarians
THE Bishop of Bradford, the Reverend Dr Toby Howarth, will be speaker at the 93rd Charter Lunch of the Rotary Club of Bradford which takes place at Spring Bank Hall on Friday from noon. Other guests include the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford
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Parkinson makes all the right noises about 'incredible' Valley Parade atmosphere
PHIL Parkinson think the Premier League’s “prawn sandwich” brigade can learn from Valley Parade’s cauldron of noise. The City boss was bowled over by the “incredible” noise generated by the biggest home crowd since 1960 – and felt it made for a
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Replay holds no fears for Knott
BILLY Knott insists that City’s FA Cup dream is far from over as they brace themselves for a long trip to Reading. The bubbly midfielder sees nothing to be scared about from the Madejski Stadium next week after their earlier exploits at Chelsea
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GALLERY: Bradford City fans hold their breath for another week until FA Cup replay
BRADFORD must hold its breath for another week to see if Wembley beckons following the Bantams hard-fought draw with Reading in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday. The teams will battle it out again next Monday at Reading's Madejski Stadium after
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Live daily news blog - Monday, March 9
5:06pm That's all from Monday's live news blog. Join us from 9am tomorrow for all the latest from across Bradford. Don't forget to let us know what you're doing for Red Nose Day this Friday. Send your stories and pictures
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Blood, sweat but no tears as battle Royal ends in a draw
Bradford City 0 Reading 0 THE shape of Alex Pearce’s broken nose told the story of a bruising but attritional afternoon at Valley Parade. Reading’s Republic of Ireland skipper finished the closing seconds of the game in new shirt and shorts
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It's a Shaw thing as Bradford Bulls charge to big win
Bradford Bulls 56 Hunslet Hawks 6THE last time Bradford had met Hunslet prior to yesterday’s clash was a Challenge Cup fifth-round tie at Headingley in March 2003.They won 82-0 that day, aided by Lesley Vainikolo’s first hat-trick for the Bulls, and went
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Lowes tackles Bradford Bulls selection conundrum ahead of Batley showdown
JIMMY Lowes admits he has a major selection dilemma heading into Sunday’s trip to Batley. The Bulls battered Hunslet 56-6 yesterday and Jake Mullaney again dovetailed to great effect with Lee Gaskell, while Ryan Shaw scored a hat-trick and kicked
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Bantams are told: Get Nott-ed as Magpies refuse to bring forward league clash to Friday night
NOTTS County are refusing to budge over City’s plea to earn more breathing space before the FA Cup quarter-final replay at Reading. The Bantams must face the Championship club again next Monday – just 48 hours after both sides are in league action
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'How can you play running rugby on that pitch?' – Reading have their own grounds for concern
ANYONE expecting next week’s replay to be played on a perfect surface faces a nasty shock. The Valley Parade pitch once more came in for flak after Saturday’s goalless encounter and was criticised by TV. But Reading have their own problems
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Dog owner's scam warning after he pays for return of missing pet
A dog owner, who has been reunited with his pet which went missing for a week, is warning others as he believes he could have been tricked into handing over £100 for the animal's safe return. Matthew Butler set up an online and poster campaign
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Bradford girl, 12, in Kenya to see Comic Relief project
A BRADFORD schoolgirl has paid an emotional visit to Kenya to see a project funded by Comic Relief.Eboni Archer, 12, went to Africa after being chosen by Comic Relief out of 180 children from across the UK. The Appleton Academy pupil's trip to Kisumu
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Green light set for rebuilding of four Bradford district schools
PLANS to demolish four secondary school buildings and replace them with state-of-the-art facilities look set to get the go-ahead. Applications to rebuild Belle Vue Boys School in Heaton, Carlton Bolling College in Undercliffe, Oakbank School in
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On This Day – March 9, 2015
25 years ago: Bradford City chairman David Simpson said he had been "absolutely sick" to have to dismiss Bantams boss Terry Yorath, but said the decision was "merely down to results", after a 3-1 defeat at Swindon left the club four points adrift of
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Bradford girl, seven, one of only handful in country to suffer rare disorder
USEYRA Khan's parents were horrified when a sore throat triggered a rare disorder leaving their bubbly daughter unable to walk, talk or feed herself.After five weeks of high temperatures and GP check-ups, the seven-year-old, of Girlington, Bradford, was
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Ambulance bosses apologise as woman, 82, left injured on ground for two hours after city centre fall
A FRAIL pensioner lay fallen on the ground for more than TWO hours in Bradford city centre on Saturday until an ambulance arrived from Leeds, say people who stayed with her at the scene.Good Samaritans Micky Barnett, his wife Patricia Sanderson saw the
