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Gale: Time is right to let Lees lead Yorkshire
ANDREW Gale says Yorkshire are looking to the future with the decision to hand Alex Lees the captaincy in his absence.Regular captain Gale started 2015 knowing he would be unavailable for last month's champion county match against the MCC and Sunday's
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Teenage bowler trying to Carve name in Yorkshire starting line-up
YORKSHIRE teenager Karl Carver yesterday proved he can be a worthy early-season replacement spinner for England’s Adil Rashid by taking two wickets against Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities at Headingley.The students, replying to Yorkshire’s day one 329
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Memorabilia to benefit Burns Unit
A SALE of football memorabilia next month will be held next month at Cleckheaton Cricket Club, which will benefit both the hosts and Bradford Burns Unit.It will be held on Thursday, May 7 (7.30pm) and the programmes, books etc have come from a long-standing
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Harold Club show early-season mettle
HAROLD Club kept their nerve to triumph by a point in a tense West Riding Cup first-round tie against Littlemoor A last Friday.This set up a quarter-final against Lower Hopton, who were 236-120 winners over Cleckheaton Sports B. Brighouse Sports A edged
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Hollies are on song as Saturday League season begins
HOLLIES Sports & Social Club started the Saturday season with a 23-7 home triumph over Wyke B in the Observer League, thanks to wins from Len Robinson 21-6 and Mark McCann 21-8, who were among their eight winners. Cononley began life in the Bradford League
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Jer Lane pick Cotton
JER Lane, who are bidding for a hat-trick of Foster's Halifax League titles, have signed Thornton batsman Wayne Cotton to replace talented left-hander Jordan Laban, who has signed for JCT600 Bradford League club Woodlands.Earlier this winter, Lane had
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Grandmother's bid to create sewing centre in poverty stricken Burkina Faso
BRADFORD grandmother Razia Amini has got it all sewn up when it comes to charity work. The 55-year-old, of Heaton, is getting set for her next aid trip to Africa - this time taking a cargo of sewing machines with her. Mrs Amini, whose last
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Six of the best for City of Bradford
All six City of Bradford Swimming Club members who were competing at the City of Sheffield Premier Long-Course Meet at Ponds Forge posted personal bests. With qualifying times for future events the carrot, rather than medals, Abigail Shuttleworth
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First-time finalist Wilman faces the ultimate test
STEVE Wilman is through to his first Bradford Billiards Championship final.He had a 319-207 victory over Stephen Kershaw at Chapel Green Liberal Club, and was never behind after a series of 30 and 40 breaks.Paul Devitt produced a spirited effort in the
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Bradford City and Hamm in Memorial spotlight
BRADFORD City and Hamm met in both finals of the 30th annual Valley Parade Memorial Tournament at Marley Stadium.The German visitors won the under-12 final 2-1, despite missing a penalty, but City got their revenge over Bradford's twin town by winning
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West Bowling will have their Day in spotlight after semi-final victory
WEST Bowling have marched into the final of the Bradford & District FA Sunday Senior Cup following a 4-0 win over Bolton Woods at Thackley.After early semi-final nerves on a bumpy pitch, Bowling settled first, Glyn Hirst being upended in the box, only
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Wild horses couldn't tame Rangers
DUDLEY Hill Rangers under-tens had a very unusual reason for kicking off late against Manningham All Stars in the Bradford & District Keybury League.The match was delayed due to a pitch invasion from 17 horses but once they were rounded up and tethered
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Enter the Shipley Classic
ENTRIES are still being taken for the 2015 Shipley Classic, sponsored by H H Birch & Son, which takes place in May and June. The qualifying dates are Fridays May 15, 22 and 29 and June 5, with the finals night on Friday, June 12.Entry fee is £15, with
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Robbers steal bag of cash after pushing man to floor near Bradford petrol station
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a man was pushed to the ground near a Bradford petrol station and robbed of a bag of cash on his way to the bank. It happened near the Gulf filling station in Manningham Lane at about 2.15pm yesterday
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VIDEO: House of Commons leader William Hague visits Steeton company
A senior Government minister praised a Steeton-based business "success story" during a visit to the village today. Leader of the House of Commons William Hague toured Acorn Stairlifts alongside Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for
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UPDATE: Gas leak causes closure of major roundabout junction causing traffic chaos
Motorists have been warned to expect congestion tonight caused by the closure of the Thornbury Roundabout junction with Bradford Road due to a gas leak. Northern Gas Networks are carrying out essential repair work to a medium pressure gas main
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Man appears in court charged with threatening to kill his wife
A MAN appeared in court today charged with threatening to kill his wife and assault. Stephen Lee, 57, of Plumpton Close, Wrose, had his case at Bradford Crown Court adjourned by Judge Mark Savill so a victim impact statement and other reports could
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Homeless man jailed for smashing windows at Bradford City Hall
A HOMELESS man who smashed eight windows at Bradford City Hall with a golf club and later threatened to burn the building down has been jailed. Bradford Crown Court heard today that Paul Dass was frustrated with Bradford Council because he claimed
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Yorkshire turn the screw on students
Yorkshire have taken six wickets during the second morning of their friendly against Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities at Headingley to stamp their authority on the three-day contest. The students closed yesterday’s opening day on 46-0 in reply to
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Two people released without charge after man's 40ft horror plunge
TWO men who had been questioned on suspicion of attempted murder, after a man fell 40 feet from a top-storey window, have been released without charge.The 40-year-old victim suffered multiple injuries, including fractures to his spine, after plunging
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Police hunt for missing man
POLICE are looking to trace a missing 33-year-old man last seen in Keighley on Monday. Akram Ayrey last spoke to his family in the early morning of Monday, April 6. He is described as a dual heritage male, olive skin, 6ft 2ins, stocky build
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Tory ploy isn’t harming Labour or the SNP
SIR - Tory attempts to portray Ed Miliband as in the pocket of Alex Salmond is “fundamentally stupid” and will not scare voters, Scotland’s former First Minister said on Sunday, March 29. Mr Salmond told the SNP’s spring conference in Glasgow that
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Wait and see, UKIP far from a spent force
SIR – Mr Finan asserts that support for UKIP has been falling and that organisers within the party are already anticipating failure and seeking to lay blame elsewhere (Letters, April 4). It was obvious to anybody with a modicum of understanding
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Get fitter and support a good cause too
SIR – Fancy making a splash to get fit and raise funds for a great cause? Well here’s your chance. As a warm supporter of charity Diabetes UK, I’m inviting you to jump right in and take on its Swim 22 Challenge! Whether swimming is a new hobby
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Human Rights Act is to blame, not me
SIR – In response to John Hall’s letter (T&A letters, April 7), I am not a closet fascist, nor an abuser of minorities, but a pragmatic socialist who will vote Tory because they have the most realistic candidate, especially with regard to the travellers
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Learning for 88 years in the university of life
SIR – I think Mr Hindle (Letters, April 1) has reinvented me. He first placed me in the top one per cent of wealthy people (if only), now he is saying I am nurtured on a daily basis by millionaire propagandists in Fleet Street. To correct him,
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Bradford City fire disaster appeal trust fund set a template which still has impact today
THE 30th anniversary of the 1985 Bradford City Fire Disaster should also be the occasion for recalling the organisation of the Disaster Appeal trust fund which in ten months distributed more than £3.5m to more than 300 people without any public controversy.And
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How the property ladder has been pulled up on purchasers
MORE young people are giving up the dream of owning their own home, with high house prices and low incomes seen as strong barriers to getting on the property ladder, a report suggests.The proportion of people aged between 20 and 45 who are saving for
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I’d love to see my doctor - but A&E is the only option
SIR – We are being told not to block A&E by going to your own doctors. Maybe someone should inform doctors’ surgeries. I fell ill last week and put off going to the doctor; by Monday I could no longer cope with the pain (I have an ongoing illness
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New support for dementia clients
TWO Bradford businesses are providing practical support for dementia sufferers. Yorkshire Building Society has become the UK’s first building society to commit to the Dementia Action Alliance and to adopting ways for staff to help sufferers and
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Burglars steal six-month-old puppy who needs regular medical attention
POLICE are looking to trace this six-month-old puppy (pictured) stolen in a burglary in Bradford. A female Shar Pei puppy was taken in a burglary on Rhodesway, Allerton, some time between 12am and 7.35am on March 23. She also requires regular medication
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Landmark house to be restored
AN 18th Century former corporate headquarters building is to be returned to residential use after being sold. Burley House, a Grade I listed building in Burley-in-Wharfedale, which was built as a mansion with mews buildings and a coach house, was
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Airline sets its sights on summer
FLYBE has been cheered by improved summer demand in spite of the regional airline’s failure to make a profit in its most recent financial year. The carrier – whose services include operations at Leeds Bradford Airport where it recently launched
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Deal merges parcel firms
PARCELS delivery firm TNT Express is set for a takeover by rival FedEx after the Dutch firm backed an offer worth £3.2 billion. The two companies want to combine TNT’s European road operations, which include a Bradford base, and FedEx’s strength
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A hot - and cold - line in exports!
EXPORT growth is set to contribute to a record year for a Bradford-based catering equipment manufacturer. Victor Manufacturing has achieved a 60 per cent increase in export sales for the financial year to date. The company has expanded its production
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Students are taught ‘crucial life skills’
PUPILS at a Bradford secondary school have learned crucial life skills during a "Super Safety Challenge" day involving nearly 200 children. Year 7 students at Queensbury School, on Deanstones Lane, worked with qualified first-aiders to learn CPR
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Dance and discussion
WOMEN from African and African Caribbean backgrounds are invited to take part in a weekly group in Bradford. Woman 2 Woman: Fitness and Couch Conversations is next held at Sharing Voices Bradford, Clifton House, Clifton Villas, on Friday, April
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Film and food set to break barriers
TWO generations will come together for a healthy eating event on Friday. As part of the ‘We Love Eating’ campaign, Shipley-based healthy lifestyle group HALE will be hosting an inter-generational event. Run by Baildon Youth Council, it will be
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Dragonboat race to help top charities
PEOPLE are being urged to sign up for a Dragonboat race in Saltaire, while raising funds for the Lord Mayor of Bradford’s Appeal. Up to 40 teams are expected to compete in the first ever City of Bradford Lord Mayor’s Appeal Dragonboat race to be
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Bradford businessman and UKIP defector launches libel case against Nigel Farage
Ukip leader Nigel Farage is facing a possible libel case from former Ukip MEP and Bradford businessman Amjad Bashir who defected to the Conservatives. Mr Farage attempted to play down Amjad Bashir's decision to switch sides in January by insisting
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Woman to take on run for friend
A KEIGHLEY woman is taking on a gruelling marathon challenge in tribute to a friend with kidney disease. Louise Charlton s planning to run three marathons in successive weeks to raise money for Kidney Research UK. She will tackle the Manchester
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Clothes show gives charity cash boost
A CHARITY fashion show in Haworth raised more than £1,400 towards a summer house for the grounds of Manorlands Hospice. The event, run by Firth’s Boutique, in Haworth Main Street, took place in the Old School Room and raised £1,447, for an initiative
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Teachers hit home buying roadblocks
A NATIONAL Union of Teachers spokesman has urged fellow union members not to tolerate “disrespect for the value of teachers.” Speaking during the NUT’s annual conference in Harrogate yesterday, Ian Murch told of the financial pressures facing young
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Interviewing suspects is going digital
WEST Yorkshire Police is going digital with new state-of the art machines being installed across the county to interview suspects. PC John Thornton, of the Suspect Management Unit in Bradford, said it was a great improvement on the old way of working
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Bradford music shop aims to hit the right note on Record Store Day
THE owner of a Bradford music shop hopes its participation in international Record Store Day will also drum up trade for city shops. The Record Cafe, in North Parade, which opened in November last year, sells vinyl records, real ale and ham at
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Baby Spice makes a real spectacle!
FORMER Spice Girl Emma Bunton has teamed up with Specsavers in Idle and Shipley and anti-bullying charity Kidscape for theto launch this year’s search for the Wannabe Spectacle Wearers of the Year. Emma Bunton - also known as Baby Spice - is the
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‘Trashion show’ is top recycling lesson
PUPILS at one of the district’s primary schools proved that one man’s trash really is another man’s treasure when they held a “trashion show.” Lady Lane Primary School, in Bingley, has been teaching its pupils about the importance of recycling
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‘Annoying’ bike seized by police
PLAIN clothes police officers seized a mini motorbike from a rider who had been annoying his neighbours over the weekend. Officers from the Bradford District bike team were in Cottingley on Saturday evening looking for a small black, noisy bike
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Mill building is set to be bulldozed
BRADFORD Council has given the go-ahead for the demolition of a Queensbury mill building to make way for a house. Planners approved Frank Stott’s application for the site of a two storey mill building on Queensbury Square, a residential area of
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‘Self-made man’ rose from dire poverty to become an industrialist
SINCE retiring as one of the country's leading safety consultants, Tony Holden, great grandson of 19th century industrialist Sir Isaac Holden and radical Liberal MP, has compiled and written Sir Isaac's biography. Here, Mr Holden provides a sketch
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Woman punched twice in the face by man
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a woman that occurred outside William Hill’s on Low Lane, Birstall. The incident happened at about 5.30pm on Good Friday. Officers said the incident began in a vehicle and escalated onto the
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When our mums and dads were youthful
Huddled in the corner of an old student haunt, we raised a glass to absent friends. It wasn't the first time we'd thought of them that day, and it wouldn't be the last.It was everything a college reunion should be. We laughed, swapped memories and shared
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Forensic museum faces vote on future
TOWN councillors in Keighley will this week vote on whether to rescind a previous decision to keep their council’s police and forensic science museum open. The vote will take place at the full, monthly meeting of the town council in Keighley Town
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Council cash fraud case to be heard
A MAN accused of defrauding more than £380,000 in care payments from Bradford Council and the Department for Work and Pensions will appear at Crown Court later this month. Shazad Hussain, 38, of Primary Way, Bradford, made no indication of pleas
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Accused to deny child sex charges
A BRADFORD man accused of multiple historic sex offences against three children has had his case transferred to the Crown Court. Darren Holmes, 48, indicated he would plead not guilty to the ten charges against him during a brief hearing at Bradford
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All ready for the big slide
BRADFORD residents can take a ride down a 100-metre water slide in the city centre and raise funds for charity. Slipway Slide will be in Darley Street on Saturday, April 25, between 11am and 4pm and 360 winners will get the chance to have a go
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On This Day – April 8, 2015
25 years ago: People who refused to buy a dustbin and chose to dump their plastic sacks of rubbish on the pavement in inner-city areas of Bradford were set to be taken to court under a new anti-litter crackdown by the Council. 50 years ago: The
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Girl wows crowd with great voice
A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl won a singing competition held at a Bradford shopping centre. Jessica Frost (pictured) claimed victory by singing Good Morning Baltimore from the musical Hairspray at Pulse 1 radio station’s "Eggs Factor" contest. She entered
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Activists back Labour candidate
THE Labour Party’s battle bus came to Pudsey to offer support for Jamie Hanley’s campaign to be the town’s next MP. A team of more than 40 activists including Leeds West hopeful Rachel Reeves, shadow spokesman on work and pensions, and Labour’s
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Event set to see MP hopefuls in debate
THE prospective parliamentary candidates for Bradford West will go head to head tonight as they strive for votes in the forthcoming General Election. George Galloway (Respect), Naz Shah (Labour), George Grant (Con), Harry Boota (Ukip), Celia Hickson
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Greens to fight all district seats
THE Green Party is fielding candidates in all the district’s constituencies and council wards for the first time in its history. Membership of the party has trebled in the region in six months, its bosses have said. There were 1,500 members
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Police must look again at key priorities
The issue of cuts to the West Yorkshire policing budget is one that this newspaper has returned to many times in recent months and is one we are forced to look at again today. There is no doubt that the force has to make some very difficult decisions
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Man charged after police drugs swoop
A 36-YEAR-OLD man was arrested and charged with possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, following an armed police operation in Bradford. Armed officers swooped on a car and house in Hollingwood Lane, Lidget Green, last Thursday evening.
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Artists keen to display in city tunnels
MORE than 20 artists have expressed an interest in displaying their work in the soon to be completed Sunbridge Wells development in Bradford. The project, which is transforming a network of Victorian tunnels under the city centre, is set to include
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Two arrests on suspicion of burglary
TWO men were arrested on suspicion of burglary after police were called to business premises in Bradford. Police were called by a member of the public who had heard noises in Edward Street, Tong, at about 10.40pm on Monday. Officers, with help
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Sikhs set for celebration
AN ESTIMATED 20,000 people are expected to stage a march through Bradford on Sunday. Thousands of Sikhs will march through the city to celebrate the birth of their faith. The parade is due to start and finish at Ramgarhia Board on Bolton Road
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Mum fined after using her son’s disabled badge illegally
A BRADFORD mother who used her son’s disabled parking badge when he was at school and not in the car has been ordered to pay more than £700. Razwana Ahmed, 47, failed to attend a hearing at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court yesterday, but
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Flights at Leeds Bradford Airport hit by French controllers' strike
Thousands of Britons flying abroad are facing travel chaos due to a strike by French air traffic controllers. UK and Irish airlines have had to axe scores of flights, including some from Leeds Bradford Airport, while others are being disrupted,
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Whitehead seals NRL move to Canberra
FORMER Bulls star Elliott Whitehead will leave Catalans at the end of the season to join NRL club Canberra Raiders. The Bradford academy product enjoyed a fine 2014 campaign, scoring 18 tries in 27 appearances to earn a place in the Super League
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Yorkshire duo named among Wisden's Cricketers of the Year
TWO Yorkshire players have been named among the Wisden Cricketers Almanack's five Cricketers of the Year. Batsmen Gary Ballance and Adam Lyth join Moeen Ali, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews and New Zealand's Jeetan Patel. Ballance began last summer
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Pujara: I'd be at a loose end if it wasn't for Yorkshire
CHETESHWAR Pujara wants to make up for missing out on an Indian Premier League contract by getting Yorkshire off to a flyer in the LV= County Championship.The White Rose's new overseas signing, who will play until the end of next month, had hoped to be
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VIDEO: Fire sweeps through Bradford house after suspected arson attack
A fire at a derelict house in Bradford last night is being treated as a suspected arson. Fire crews from Bradford, Odsal and Fairweather Green were called to a blaze at a derelict three-storey house in Pemberton Drive, on the edge of Bradford city
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Live daily news blog - Wednesday, April 8
5:36pm That's all from the live blog for today. We'll be back to bring you all the latest Bradford news from 9am tomorrow. 5:33pm VIDEO: Leader of the House of Commons William
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Melling begins Crucible bid
KEIGHLEY'S Chris Melling starts his campaign to qualify for his first appearance at The Crucible today.The 36-year-old faces 24-year-old Chinaman Li Hang in the first qualifying round of the Betfred World Championship at Ponds Forge International Sports
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Knott: Bantams team-mates will rally round for Routis
CHRIS Routis has been backed by his City team-mates to pick his chin up and recover from his red-card woe.His early dismissal proved a key factor in Monday’s damaging defeat to Preston and he cut a disconsolate figure afterwards.But Billy Knott revealed
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Siejka to kick his critics into touch
HARRY Siejka has vowed to win over the haters after copping some early-season flak on Twitter.The close-season signing from Wakefield endured a nightmare start to his Bulls career after being sin-binned twice during the opening-day defeat to Leigh.That
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Foreign Office Peer visits Bradford to discuss ongoing unrest in Bangladesh
A FOREIGN Office Peer visited Bradford to give its Bangladeshi community more details on the ongoing unrest in their native country. Lord William Wallace of Saltaire, Government Minister and spokesman for Foreign Affairs in the House of Lords,
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Work to identify house fire victim could take weeks
IT could take weeks to identify a man who died in a fierce fire at a house in Bradford on the Easter weekend. The man is thought to be the 68-year-old disabled occupant of the property in Croft Street, Wibsey. He lived there alone. The two-storey
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Bradford City striker Clarke in running for monthly prize
BILLY Clarke has been short-listed for League One’s player of the month for March. City’s in-form Irishman scored both goals in the win over Oldham and pulled the strings in his role behind front men James Hanson and Jon Stead. Clarke is up
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Coach Houghton backs Yorkshire star to tip the Ballance for England
Yorkshire’s Gary Ballance has been tipped to shine for England in the West Indies by his 'Uncle' Dave Houghton, the former Zimbabwe international. Zimbabwe-born batsman Ballance lived with Houghton, now on the coaching staff at Middlesex, when
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REVEALED: The Bradford district's top five oversubscribed secondary schools
The top five most oversubscribed secondary schools in the Bradford district have been revealed, and include inner city academies, two Bingley schools and the country's biggest Catholic school. The schools that received the most applications for
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Residents of Shipley and Ilkley no longer able to register births, deaths and marriages in home towns
SHIPLEY and Ilkley residents will now no longer able to register births, deaths and marriages in their home towns and will have to travel to Bradford or Keighley instead, it has been revealed.City Hall budget cuts mean the one day a week opportunity which
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Traffic police cuts criticised as 'false economy'
POLICE in West Yorkshire have been accused of "false economy" after it emerged numbers of traffic cops have been slashed by almost two thirds in the last five years. Roads policing officers have been one of the big casualties of the cuts imposed
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Man in court accused of defrauding more than £380,000 in care payments from authorities
A MAN accused of defrauding more than £380,000 in care payments from Bradford Council and the Department for Work and Pensions will appear at Crown Court later this month. Shazad Hussain, 38, of Primary Way, Bradford, made no indication of pleas
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Pervert who abused six children over two decades is jailed for 21 years
A 'DETERMINED and persistent' paedophile who abused six children over a period of almost two decades has been jailed for 21 years. Anthony Sutton, 58, filmed himself raping an eight-year-old girl and took photographs of himself molesting a boy
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New group set up to represent Bradford City's disabled supporters
A NEW group that will represent Bradford City's disabled supporters has been set up. The Bantams Disability Organisation wants to help make a difference to the practical and social experiences of fans with disabilities who follow the Valley Parade
