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Lawn tells Bradford City fans: Don't panic – we'll push for promotion
MARK Lawn has assured fans that City will be well placed to push for promotion next season after Gianni Paladini's takeover collapsed.The Bantams confirmed the deal with Paladini was off after no agreement could be reached before the exclusivity deadline.The
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Yorkshire fall just short in T20 run chase
THEY used their permanent floodlights for the first time at the Emirates ICG but by the end of the evening it was Yorkshire Vikings who were in the dark as they lost to Durham Jets by six runs in their NatWest T20 Blast match.Needing 183 to win, Yorkshire
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Season review: Thackley Reape rewards after sorry start
IT WAS an ultimately successful season for the Dennyboys as they retained their status in the top tier of the NCE League following a torrid start to the campaign. After genuine relegation concerns, they recovered and in the end just failed to sneak
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Season review: Tough campaign but Liversedge survive
SEDGE’S season began with a 6-2 home defeat and unfortunately didn’t get much better.Although that opening day defeat was to Cleethorpes Town, who finished fourth, and the 5-3 loss that followed four days later was at eventual runners-up Worksop Town,
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Pre-season quality and quantity for Brig
BRIGHOUSE Town have confirmed their full pre-season fixture list as they prepare for their second campaign in Evo-Stik First Division North.Paul Quinn’s men will play eight warm-up games between Friday, July 10 and Saturday, August 8 – the week before
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Disruptive airline passenger banned for life after flight forced to divert
AN AIRLINE has banned a passenger for life after his disruptive behaviour led to a flight from Leeds-Bradford Airport to Alicante being diverted to Toulouse. Half-term holidaymakers on today's 7.20am Jet2 flight to Spain had to endure an unscheduled
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Council turns down plans by NatWest to revamp Bradford city centre branch
A BANKING giant's plans to revamp it's Bradford city centre branch could "harm the special interest" of one of the city's most striking buildings. Natwest had planned to refurbish the inside of its branch on Hustlergate, a grade II building dating
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Thackley and Sedge welcome old foes
THACKLEY and Liversedge will be renewing old acquaintances in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division next season.Former rivals Brigg Town and Rainworth MW will be visiting Dennyfield and Clayborn once again in the coming season
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Last-gasp goal gives Brighouse Town cup double
NORTH East Regional Women's League Premier Division runners-up Brighouse Town Ladies have added another cup to their trophy cabinet.Already Southern League Cup winners, they defeated Blyth Town 2-1 in the final of the North East Regional League Cup with
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Horsforth's FA Cup final ref has management ambitions
FA CUP final referee Jonathan Moss has ambitions to become a manager once he stops officiating. The 44-year-old from Horsforth will take charge of tomorrow's game between Arsenal and Aston Villa, with refereeing the final considered one of the
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Open training sessions
FAST-growing Bradford Warriors, who were only formed two years ago, are to hold open training sessions in Bowling Park.The first will be on Wednesday, June 3, with the under-sevens (year two) from 6-7pm and the under-eights, nines and 12s from 7-8pm.The
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Swimmer rescued from canal after ill-advised morning dip
A SWIMMER had to be rescued from the Leeds and Liverpool canal by police after taking an ill-advised morning dip.Emergency services including police, fire, ambulance and a police helicopter were despatched to Station Road, Shipley, after a report of a
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Drink driver led police on five-mile high speed chase
A DRINK driver who led police on a five-mile high speed chase around Ilkley has been spared an immediate jail sentence.Danny Green was tracked down by the police helicopter when he fled on foot while more than twice the legal alcohol limit, Bradford Crown
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Wembley trip of lifetime for Asian football team
PLAYERS from a Bradford football club aimed at increasing Asian participation in the sport were given a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Wembley Stadium.Shapla FC's under-14s team travelled down to the home of English football to take part in a national 16-
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Police release E-fit pictures of Bradford robbery suspects
POLICE e-fit images of two people wanted in relation to an attempted robbery have been released in an effort to track the pair down.The two, thought to be in their late teens, approached two younger boys, aged 13 and 14 on Otley Road, Bradford, between
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Teenage driver admits causing man's death in Queensbury crash
A teenage driver will sentenced next month after he admitted causing a Bradford man's death in a car crash in Queensbury last year.Zachary Willemse, 19, had been due to stand trial in August over the serious road accident on Easter Monday last year, but
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Jilted Bradford man jailed for breaking former girlfriend's nose
A JILTED man, who could not cope with his rejection, broke the nose of his former girlfriend when he punched her in the face, a court heard today.Bradford Crown Court was told the attack happened less than two weeks after Jordan Line had committed another
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Fleming replaces Walshaw in Bulls' 19-man squad
DAN Fleming has been recalled to the Bulls’ 19-man squad for Sunday’s trip to London Broncos at the expense of Lucas Walshaw. Fleming missed out against Halifax in last weekend’s Summer Bash showdown but he is back in the squad for the Broncos
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Signing off with a leap of faith
I WAS on the bus, trying to play a variation of Scrabble on my phone, when a chap of early retirement age sat next to me. That was no problem, because the bus was full and that’s what happens. I could feel the weight of his stare as I tried to
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'Despicable' son who plundered £70,000 from his sick mother and left her penniless is jailed
A 'despicable' son who plundered £70,000 from his sick mother's bank accounts - leaving her penniless and with the bailiffs at her door - has been jailed for three years and seven months.Steven Darvill systemically raided retired nurse Hazel Riley's nest
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Men to be quizzed over 'vile' racial abuse mother and son subjected to on train
POLICE will interview a group of men they have identified after "vile" racial abuse was hurled at a mother and her young son on a train to Bradford. The mother was left "shocked and disgusted" by the incident, which happened as she
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Drug dealer who stashed crack cocaine and heroin in his underpants is jailed
A JOBLESS roofer has been jailed for four and a half years after he was twice caught street dealing Class A drugs. Garry Page, 22, had run up a £2,000 debt after becoming addicted to crack cocaine, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday. Page
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Mum and son deny party wounding attack which left husband with fractured ankle and wife with black eye
A MOTHER has told a jury that her family were good neighbours to a couple she is accused of attacking in their home.Samantha France, 42, and her son, Jack Watson, 21, deny unlawfully and maliciously wounding Daniel Marley with intent to cause him grievous
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Bradford Pride to celebrate its tenth birthday in city tomorrow
THOUSANDS are expected to descend on Centenary Square tomorrow to celebrate Bradford Pride in its tenth year. The big birthday bash starts from noon. There will be prizes to be won, street theatre and bands onstage, headlining X-Factor finalist
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Swarm of bees make a new home - in a bird box!
A BIRD box in a Bradford garden has become home to an unusual swarm of bees - known as tree bumblebees.The species, which can be smaller than other bees more commonly found in this country, were not spotted in the UK until 2001.Brian Wilkins, 83, of Hammond
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Man admits knife attack on teenage garage mechanic in Bradford
A 46-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded guilty to attacking a Bradford garage mechanic with a butcher's knife.Mohammed Fahad, of Agar Street, Four Land Ends, Bradford, admitted unlawfully wounding the teenager but denied the more serious offence of intending to
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McDonald happy to drop down to help Bradford Park Avenue go up
BRADFORD Park Avenue made their fifth close season signing this week when they brought in Massiah McDonald from Nicky Law’s Alfreton Town.The winger, who can also play striker, jumped at the chance to join Avenue, even though it meant stepping down a
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Hosley's heroics in vain for struggling Crossbank
BIRSTALL-based Crossbank Methodists are finding it hard going in their first season of All Rounder Cricket Equipment Central Yorkshire League action, and their six-wicket defeat at former Bradford Central League side Adwalton was their sixth league game
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Bantams on course for ticket target as corner stand to open
BRADFORD City chief operating officer James Mason is confident of smashing the 15,000 barrier for season-ticket and flexi-card holders in the 2015/16 campaign. The Bantams have already surpassed the 7,500 mark ahead of the deadline of July 5 for
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Mendeika loving life at Bradford Bulls following winning debut
JAMES Mendeika has described his Bulls debut as an “unbelievable” experience and is now hungry for another slice of the action.The recent signing from Featherstone replaced Ryan Shaw at full back early in the second half of the Summer Bash win over Halifax
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Judge tells how Magna Carta remains a legal cornerstone
A GROUP of students and theatre group members were given an insight at Bradford Crown Court into how the Magna Carta still governs today.The Magna Carta on Trial project, organised by Freedom Studios in Little Germany, has seen 40 people, aged between
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D-day for Paladini as Mason says interest is testimony to Bantams achievement
CITY are gearing up for a potentially momentous day in the club’s history as the clock ticks on Gianni Paladini’s possible takeover. The Italian’s period of exclusivity ends later today and the club are likely to make a statement on the outcome
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Call for volunteers at Bradford's Marie Curie hospice
'WE do it because we care' is the mantra volunteers at Bradford's Marie Curie hospice live by.In fact, about 95 people give of their time to help run the Maudsley Street hospice in a wide variety of roles.From the more traditional positions such as engaging
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Talks continue in bid to avoid further bus strikes
FIRST and trade union representatives were locked in talks last night to try to avoid future bus strikes in the city. First officials handed an open letter to Unite members yesterday calling for any plans for future strikes to be abandoned.
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VIDEO: Conservation group demands action as rubbish from old tip collapses into River Aire
A DISUSED industrial tip which conservationists say contains toxic minerals and possibly cyanide is tumbling into the River Aire opposite historic East Riddlesden Hall in Keighley. And lead levels in soil at disused Marley Tip have been recorded
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On This Day – May 29, 2015
25 years ago: Owen Hill, a 59 year-old man, of Bierley, who had been deaf for four years, said he could hear his grandchildren's voices for the first time following a revolutionary "bionic ear" operation performed at Bradford Royal Infirmary, one of
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Mixed reaction in Bradford as Government plans to review Sharia law show little sign of progress
CONTROVERSIAL Government plans to review Sharia law appear to be on the back-burner, provoking a mixed reaction from Bradford MPs. Just two months ago, Home Secretary Theresa May demanded an inquiry, as part of a crackdown on extremism “in all
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Final member of multi-million Bradford drug gang is jailed
THE final member of a Bradford-based drugs gang involved in a multi-million pounds conspiracy was yesterday locked up.Stuart Horsfield, 46, who went on the run in Europe for four years, was jailed for four years and four months at Leeds Crown Court after
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Criminology student spared jail for attack outside nightclub
A CRIMINOLOGY student pushed over another woman in a fit of anger, causing her a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain, a court heard.Victim Kimberley Casagranda was initially described as having life-threatening injuries, but had since made a full
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Vintage video games event will feature consoles including Sega Mega Drive and Nintendo 64
THE retro glories of the Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo NES, and other game consoles from the '80s and '90s will be showcased at an event in Bradford this weekend. Button Mash sees gamers given the chance to play on classic vintage games such as Sonic the
