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Parkinson: Bradford City did occasion justice as fire victims remembered

CITY’S 1-0 win over Barnsley in their final home game this afternoon delighted boss Phil Parkinson “for many reasons.” Jon Stead’s 11th goal of the season for the club proved enough against the Tykes on a day when the whole country paid tribute

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FT: City 1 Barnsley 0

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Darby's constant reminder of Bradford City's darkest day

STEPHEN Darby believes the Valley Parade fire survivors must be remembered all year round and not just before the anniversary.Every Premier League and Football League game in the country will join City in a minute's silence this afternoon to mark the

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Crossley aims to put Championship experience to good use back at Bradford Bulls

STEVE Crossley looked and felt at home on his first day of training with his new Bradford team-mates on Thursday.The glorious sunshine had left him sporting a healthy glow and he sounded like a man ready to make the most of his second coming.It has to

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Bradford Bulls cream will rise to top of props

BULLS managing director Steve Ferres believes Steve Crossley's arrival will "sharpen the focus" of all the club's prop forwards.The return of Crossley to his home-town club means Jimmy Lowes now has a whopping eight front-rowers in his squad.Crossley

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Bradford Bulls: Lowes urges caution for Dons showdown

JIMMY Lowes admits tomorrow's trip to Doncaster is a "potential banana skin" as the Bulls aim to heap more misery on the Championship strugglers.Dons player-coach Paul Cooke was named Championship coach of the year in 2014 after a highly impressive

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Primary school taken over by academy chain still requires improvement

A PRIMARY school which was taken over by an academy chain after poor inspection results still needs to improve, according to watchdog Ofsted.Its inspectors have ruled Merlin Top Primary School in Braithwaite Avenue, Keighley, requires improvement.However

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National focus will not stop Valley Parade remembering fire victims the 'Bradford way'

IT IS 14 years since a City game was graced by the presence of the England manager. Sven Goran Eriksson joined a freezing 47,000-strong crowd at the Stadium of Light in January 2001 to run the rule over Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips. Instead

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Etu Uaisele column: Crossley arrival can only be good for Bradford Bulls

STEVE Crossley's return to the Bulls this week reunited me with a former team-mate as we played together at Featherstone last season.I have kept in touch with him since then and it's great to be back alongside him again now at Bradford.He's a good player

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Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie expect Bears to provide tough Headingley test

YORKSHIRE coach Jason Gillespie expects Warwickshire to provide his players with a "massive challenge" as the champions return to Headingley tomorrow looking to make it two wins out of three in 2015.Gillespie's side have won one and drawn one

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University to host UK's first conference on how computer games can help children learn

A WHITE House advisor will be one of the speakers when the University of Bradford hosts the UK's first conference about how computer games can help children's learning.Constance Steinkuehler, who advised Barack Obama on national initiatives related to

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Yorkshire turn to 'old boy' Middlebrook for another spin at Headingley

YORKSHIRE have turned back the clock by re-signing off-spinner James Middlebrook as cover for international absentee Adil Rashid, with the 37-year-old likely to debut against Warwickshire at Headingley tomorrow. Middlebrook has been drafted into

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Alex Lees Column: I enjoyed slipping into the captaincy for Yorkshire

AS WELL as working hard to improve my batting this winter, something else I concentrated on was trying to make myself a better slip catcher. Fielding in the slips is something I’ve done a lot of during my career, and I’ve always enjoyed. Fielding

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Little libraries set to benefit Baildon book fans

THE LAUNCH of two Little Free Libraries in Baildon drew a crowd of support as stars from Bradford Bulls handed out books to young and old.The scheme is designed to promote reading by giving easy free access to donated books safely stored in purpose-built

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Celebration dinner is right on cue

ALMOST 100 years to the day since the first Bradford City player died in the First World War, the bantamspast Museum are holding their annual dinner to celebrate City winning the FA Cup in 1911. The event will be staged at the Bradford Club tomorrow

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Morrall on target for Thackley

Thackley drew 1-1 at Ossett Town in the Northern Under-19 Alliance League with Jack Morrall on target and they followed this up with a 4-2 win at Silsden. Thackley's goals came from Charlie Barker with a 20 yard shot, Jack Morrall twice and Brendon Masuku

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Bradford City fire survivor uses art to raise money for Burns Unit appeal

A MAN who got separated from his dad as a young boy at the Bradford City fire disaster has raised £3,300 for the Burns Unit appeal by expressing his emotions from that day on canvas.Builder Paul Town, 46, painted the poignant Broken Souls artwork in a

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Parsley hopes season has a silverware lining for his Farsley team

FARSLEY will be hoping to lift silverware before bringing the curtain down on a disappointing Evo-Stik Division One North season.They face Warrington Town in the League Cup final at Stockport County’s Edgeley Park on Thursday.Farsley boss Neil Parsley

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Oakenshaw can swoop to pip Eagles for Division One title

THE First Division title race will go down to the wire after Thursday evening's top of the table encounter between White Eagles and Oakenshaw at Green Top Street. Eagles won a five-goal thriller but Oakenshaw can still snatch the title if they beat Bradford

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Bradford crime gang jailed for total of 20 years

FIVE Bradford criminals who carried out a range of offences, including drug dealing and burglary, have been locked up for a total of 20 years.Sentencing at Bradford Crown Court yesterday, the Recorder of Bradford Judge Roger Thomas QC, said the majority

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Bus drivers' strike in Bradford still on after last-ditch talks collapse

THOUSANDS of commuters face travel chaos on Monday after talks to resolve a 48-hour bus strike in Bradford broke down. A total of 380 staff members will walk out of the First Bradford depot in Bowling Back Lane from 1.30am after last-ditch talks failed