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Bradford City pride restored with Blades draw

PHIL Parkinson reckons today's draw 1-1 with Sheffield United put the pride back into City. Billy Clarke's equaliser at Bramall Lane ended a run of three straight defeats as the Bantams bounced back from the midweek horror show against Bristol

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Etu Uaisele column: It's full speed ahead thanks to harder pitches

IT is great to be going into this weekend’s Challenge Cup tie against Hull KR on the back of nine successive victories.The grounds are getting harder now and the speed of the game is getting quicker, which is good news for us.I’ve been struggling with

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Time for fans to crown their Bradford City player of the year

THE play-offs may have disappeared out of reach for City but season 2014-2015 has still been one to remember.Who, after all, will ever forget a certain afternoon at Stamford Bridge? Or another against Sunderland? Or two rocking nights at Valley Parade

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Bradford Bulls forward Olbison braced for acid test against Hull KR

TOM Olbison admits tomorrow’s visit of Hull KR will provide a marker of how good the Bulls actually are.While promotion remains the overriding objective, dumping Rovers out of the Challenge Cup would pour confidence into Jimmy Lowes’ side.Moreover, it

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Parky confident Bantams break will be making of McBurnie

PHIL Parkinson reckons Oliver McBurnie’s spell away from Valley Parade has done him a “world of good” after receiving a glowing report from Scotland under-19s. McBurnie, currently on loan with Conference side Chester, was back training with the

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Dance line-up revealed for Bradford Festival

DANCE lovers are set to be treated to a wide array of multicultural acts at the Bradford Festival this summer. The line-up for the Bradford Council-run festival in June includes a range of innovative acts from across the UK. The British dance company,

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Lowes: Cup tie 'not a benchmark' for Bradford Bulls

BULLS head coach Jimmy Lowes is adamant that tomorrow's clash with Hull KR will not be an indicator of his team's promotion prospects.Lowes' men go into the Challenge Cup fifth-round tie on the back of nine successive wins, encouraging hopes of toppling

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Family pays tribute after man, 30, dies of rare cancer

A FAMILY has paid tribute to doctors who gave them four 'bonus' years with their son and brother after he was diagnosed with a late-stage rare cancer.Craig Jones, 30, died at Airedale General Hospital surrounded by his family after putting up a brave

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Book on Bradford City fire reopens chapter that many do not want to revisit

CITY’S heaviest home defeat for 50 years has been reduced to a footnote. It’s been that sort of week. The humiliation of being gubbed 6-0 at home by Bristol City has not disappeared. But in the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t seem to matter

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Gale wants to get a move on with Yorkshire

ANDREW Gale is hoping to buck a personal trend of recent summers by getting some early runs on the board when he returns to action as Yorkshire captain against Nottinghamshire tomorrow.Captain Gale retakes his place in the Yorkshire side having missed

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Top two in title dog fight

THORNTON United will finish top of the Bradford Sunday Alliance League for the first time if they avoid defeat at home to fellow Premier Division title hopefuls West Bowling tomorrow.Only a Bowling victory at Manningham Mills would send the contest to

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Bradford City Women look to finish in style

BRADFORD City take on Stoke City in their penultimate FA Women's Premier League (North) game at Thackley tomorrow with a top-four finish already assured.The title outcome is a three-way battle between Coventry, Sheffield and Blackburn but a 4-1 win over

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Ainge 'immense' in Bradford Park Avenue cup final success

BRADFORD Park Avenue boss John Deacey was delighted for the players and supporters as he led the club to their first West Riding County Cup success since 1991.Gordon Rayner was manager the last time Avenue won the county's most prestigious non-League

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Social care, health and pensions are hot topics at Age UK hustings

SOCIAL care, the health system and pensions were just some of the hot topics at a political hustings geared towards the older generation.Age UK hosted the event at Bradford's City Hall yesterday, where opponents from five major parties were quizzed by

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Farsley looking forward to cup final reward

FARSLEY boss Neil Parsley feels the upcoming Evo-Stik League Cup final is a "reward for the players and supporters" after the club's recent disappointments.The Villagers will take on fellow Division One North outfit Warrington Town at Edgeley

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McGuire a bonding agent for Thackley squad

THACKLEY secretary Stewart Willingham feels the influence of skipper Pat McGuire off the pitch is just as important as his presence on it.The club are slowly getting back on an even keen following the mismanagement of previous regimes.The current squad

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Charity fighting poverty to host night of wrestling

A CHRISTIAN charity which usually helps tackle people's debt problems is taking on a different type of fight with a fundraising night of wrestling.The event has been arranged by one of Christians Against Poverty's (CAP) workers who is also a professional

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Planning applications for Queensbury, Shipley, Silsden, Steeton, Thackley and Thornton

The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council: Queensbury: construction of a pair of semi-detached dwellings, land east of 7 Hunger Hill. Queensbury: construction of detached garage and roof alteration, 1 Thorn

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Pensioner distraught after theft of garden gnomes

A PENSIONER has been left heartbroken after treasured gnomes were stolen from her front garden in an apparent overnight raid. Joan Hughes, 72, woke to find the ornamental figures, some of which stand around three feet tall, missing from outside her house

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Driver's miracle escape after car plunges on to rail track

POLICE and rail accident investigators are probing how a minicab ended up on its roof on the rail track in Shipley.And last night they were yet to interview the driver, who had a miracle escape after the blue Skoda Octavia smashed through a fence and

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Mum admits making up 'son in hospital' tale to trick people into handing over cash

A MUM has admitted a series of counts of lying about her child being involved in a serious accident to get money for drugs.Gemma Marie Dean, 28, admitted taking £50 from an elderly woman over two separate visits.Dean, of Methuen Oval, Wyke, pleaded guilty

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Man accused of running people smuggling ring at Shipley car wash

A MAN has appeared in court charged with being part of a year-long operation to smuggle Iraqi illegal immigrants into the UK at a Shipley car wash.Ali Mahmood Ahmed, 37, is accused of running the conspiracy at the Pit Stop Car Wash in Valley Road with

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Man, 28, admits 'persistent' stalking of former girlfriend

A PERSISTENT stalker drained the emotions of his former girlfriend when he refused to accept their relationship was over, a court heard yesterday.Yasser Iqbal, 27, hid in bushes, banged on his victim's door and sat outside her home and workplace, Bradford

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BRADFORD CITY FIRE: Police rule out investigating fires linked to former chairman unless new evidence found

POLICE will only investigate if new evidence about fires connected to former Bradford City chairman Stafford Heginbotham comes to light, after calls were made for a fresh investigation, the Telegraph & Argus can reveal today. A spokesman the