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Gillespie set to stay with Yorkshire
JASON Gillespie is set to stay at Yorkshire. The 40-year-old Australian now looks likely to be overlooked for the England coach’s job, with morning reports suggesting that another Australian, Trevor Bayliss, is now the front runner. Bayliss
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Leaning ton puts Yorkshire on front foot
JACK Leaning’s second LV= County Championship century today helped Yorkshire into a strong position on day one against Somerset at Taunton and topped off a memorable week for his family. Leaning hit 123 off 243 balls to underpin the champions’
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High five for leaders Bradford Moor
DALES COUNCIL League Division A leaders Bradford Moor held Cookridge to 202-8 (Neil Bonnington 50) before making 206-8 (Nabeel Nawaz 69, Naveed Andrabi 61) to claim a fifth straight win.At Broad Lane, Halifax Direct made the highest score of the day (
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Moor the merrier after Interlink held
BRADFORD Moor YCA (103-8) went top of Group A of the Bradford Mutual Sunday School League after beating Cambing (99) by two wickets. They replaced Interlink, who could only manage a losing draw against VVS Laxman. Mahesh Patel scored 49 and Manish Patel
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Crime writing couple fundraise for hospice
CRIME fiction writers Bob and Carol Bridgestock, who served for nearly 50 years between them with West Yorkshire Police, are set to unveil their sixth novel in their home town of Brighouse next month. The husband and wife authors will host a murder mystery
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Yorkshire: Plenty of hard work ahead for England prospect Fisher
JONNY Bairstow and Andrew Gale have warned against rising expectations surrounding Yorkshire's teenage sensation Matthew Fisher after a sparkling start to his county career has got tongues wagging.Fisher has played in all three forms of first-team cricket
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Cleckheaton cash in as Woodlands fade away
SKIPPER Pieter Swanepoel bemoaned Woodlands' inability to build on a great start as they slipped to a four-wicket defeat at defending JCT600 Bradford League champions Cleckheaton and lost ground on early Division One pace-setters Pudsey St Lawrence.After
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College students work with police to help cut crime
STUDENTS at Bradford College have worked alongside West Yorkshire officers on a ten-week course to help with policing.Since the course began in March, the students have clocked up more than 350 hours, helping with car crime initiatives, Bradford South's
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Somerset dig in to frustrate Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE only struck once during the second afternoon against Somerset at Taunton, with the hosts reaching tea at 151-1 from 43 overs. Marcus Trescothick and Tom Abell shared 84 runs inside 24 overs for the first wicket before Steve Patterson
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Nuns' sisterhood to leave Clayton after 61 years
A SISTERHOOD of nuns which has been been part of life in Clayton, Bradford, for the past 61 years is leaving the village next month.When the Sisters of Littlehampton, an order of the Franciscan Missionary, arrived in the village in 1954 turning a former
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Driver, 28, charged after police pursuit in Bingley
A MOTORIST who crashed a car into a wall in Bingley while being followed by police early today has been charged with driving offences. Police said the man had failed to stop for officers before the crash in Bradford Road, Cottingley, at about 3.40am
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Duce gives Saints spin pair plenty to work with
PUDSEY St Lawrence extended their lead at the top of Division One to 18 points by taking maximum 20 from their 144-run JCT600 Bradford League win over struggling neighbours Farsley.Consistent batting from openers Adam Waite (70) and Mark Robertshaw (43
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Alex Lees column: There's no stopping Yorkshire star Root in England colours
BEING left out of England's team for the fifth Ashes Test at Sydney at the start of last year looks to have spurred Joe Root on to great things.Rooty's award as England's player of the year last week was a deserved acknowledgment of how well he's played
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Yorkshire pegged back by two quick wickets
JACK Leaning and Jonny Bairstow both posted half-centuries but Yorkshire lost two wickets in three balls shortly before tea to hamper their progression during the opening afternoon against Somerset at Taunton. Yorkshire reached tea at 215-5 from
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Woman's body found in river in Ilkley
POLICE are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a river in Ilkley today. A walker called police at about 8.30am after making the discovery in the River Wharfe. A police spokesman said: "We got a call at about 8.30am to a report
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Down Syndrome group fundraises to expand its work across the region
A CHARITY supporting 390 families of children with Down Syndrome across the Bradford district and beyond is to host a major fundraising event as it expands its work across the region. The Down Syndrome Training and Support Service Ltd, based at the Pamela
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UPDATE: Quad bike rider badly injured in crash with car in Bradford
A QUAD bike rider has suffered head and serious leg injuries in a crash with a car in Bradford. The rider, a man in his mid 20s, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary following the collision with a Nissan Micra in Smith Lane, near Bradford Royal
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Private hospital in Bradford submits expansion plans
A PSYCHIATRIC hospital in Bradford has revealed plans to expand, creating almost 20 jobs.Cygnet private hospital in Wyke has applied for permission to build an extension of nine new en-suite bedrooms for NHS patients.And the plan has already won the backing
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Discarded cigarette causes house fire in Bradford
A DISCARDED cigarette started a small fire at a house in Bradford last night. Fire crews from Fairweather Green and Cleckheaton were called to New Cross Street, West Bowling, at about 7.45pm. An occupant of the property dropped a cigarette
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Arsonists destroy car in Idle
AN ABANDONED car was set on fire in Idle, Bradford, early today. A fire crew from Idle station were called to the blaze in All Alone Road at about 5am. The make of the car was unknown. A fire service spokesman said a mattress had been placed
