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Woman taken to hospital after flat fire
A WOMAN was taken to hospital tonight after a flat fire in Keighley. The woman, thought to be in her 50s, had inhaled some smoke when a grill pan burst into flames. She was taken to Airedale General Hospital for precautionary checks following
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Former Woodhouse Grove pupil Broady bounces back to reach Maui semi-finals
FORMER Woodhouse Grove pupil Naomi Broady has rebounded from her first-round defeat in the women's singles qualifying at the Australian Open to reach the semi-finals of the $50,000 Tennis Championships of Maui in Hawaii.Playing her second three-set singles
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SCHOOLGIRL RAPE: 'Evil man who has slipped net' was ringleader for Keighley schoolgirl's multiple sex attacks, court told
THE "evil" central figure in the case of 12 men convicted of sexually abusing a Keighley teenager, drug dealer Arif Choudhury, was blamed by many of the defendants for planning the rapes. He has left the country and is believed to be in Bangladesh
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OPINION: Mark Lawn's tragic loss puts football into perspective
MARK Lawn will freely admit he is a Marmite character.Some City fans love the joint-chairman; others think he should pipe down a bit.But there is no denying his passion for the team he has followed for half a century.Lawn tells it to you straight – not
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Zayn Malik's Pillowtalk tops singles chart
ZAYN Malik's debut solo single Pillowtalk has gone straight in at number one and is the fastest-selling song of the year so far.The former One Direction star's racy track hit the top spot with combined sales of 112,000 - a figure that includes 4.97 million
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OPINION: Goalkeepers should be goal takers more often
IN FOUR decades of watching football, I saw a first this week.I had never been at a game and seen a goalkeeper score – until Tuesday night.With a pretty poor match entering its final minute of stoppage time, Morecambe's Barry Roche headed an equaliser
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MPs hold summit with National Media Museum boss to demand U-turns over controversial changes
TWO Bradford MPs today met the boss of the National Media Museum to demand that she reverses a raft of controversial changes.This week, the museum announced it was transferring its world-renowned Royal Photographic Society collection to a London museum
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SCHOOLGIRL RAPE: Twelfth man to sexually abuse teenager had raped another victim in the same park
ONE of the 12 men who sexually abused a vulnerable Keighley schoolgirl is a convicted rapist guilty of a string of indecent assaults on young women, it was today revealed. Khalid Mahmood is currently serving an eight year jail sentence after raping
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Demolition crews bring down gable end of fire-ravaged Bradford mill
ONE of the large gable ends left standing at the fire-ravaged Drummond Mill in Bradford was pulled down today.Bradford demolition firm Thomas Crompton will bring down the other one tomorrow and Sunday.Company director Thomas Crompton said the gable end
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West Yorkshire Police given go-ahead to recruit extra 300 officers
WEST Yorkshire Police is expected to sign up 300 new officers over the next 12 months in its first recruitment drive for five years.The go ahead was given today for a 3.6 per cent increase in the police council tax, allowing the West Yorkshire force to
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Have your say on Airedale health services before inspection team arrives
PATIENTS are being asked to tell a health watchdog about the care provided by Airedale Hospital (pictured).The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out a routine inspection of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust next month.The inspection team will visit
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Feather: This is the best Keighley Cougars squad in years
COUGARS captain James Feather believes Sunday’s friendly at Barrow will prove invaluable for team bonding as he declared: “This is the best squad we’ve had for years.”After two pre-season outings at home to Oldham and Halifax, Paul March’s side make the
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Mathers set for Bulls debut but Caprice fails to earn deal
RICHIE Mathers is in line to make his Bulls debut after being named in the squad for Sunday’s opening clash with Featherstone. The former Leeds and Warrington man could start at full back and joins fellow new recruits Kris Welham, Ben Kavanagh,
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Horton Grange pupils step out for charity
PUPILS at a Bradford school put on their trainers to raise funds from a sponsored walk.A group of 90 children, aged six and seven, at Horton Grange Primary School took part in the walk as part of a school project. All of the Spencer Road school's three
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Police 'increasingly concerned' for 15-year-old girl last seen on Saturday
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the safety of a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday. Hannah Davies is from the Bramley area of Leeds, but is known to have contacts in Bradford. She was last seen at around 10am
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Angling Lines
BRADFORD CITY AAA mixture of weather this week has brought a mix of results. Few have been out on the rivers, though Scott Verity reported a good out-of-season brown trout of just under 3lb from the Aire near Carleton. On BCAA still-waters, the mild winter
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Passenger threatened to head butt train guard before spitting on him
A TRAIN guard was threatened and spat at in a "vile attack" after asking a passenger for a ticket on a train between Keighley and Crossflatts. The passenger, thought to be from Bingley, threatened to butt the guard and claimed he had ripped his
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New Bradford College building to host teaching conference
BRADFORD College will host its first ever ‘Teach Together’ conference next week.The college's McMillan Faculty of Education is running the event, with Hays Education, at the new advanced technology centre on Wednesday.Is is geared specifically to newly
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Praise where its due for our young people
TOO often, we hear or read reports about young people that are slanted in a negative way. So it is fantastic to be able to report on the excellent work of members of the 1st Bingley Scouts group who did so much to help people in the wake of the
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Former Bulls boss Cummins to leave Yorkshire Carnegie
FORMER Bulls head coach Francis Cummins has left Yorkshire Carnegie by mutual agreement ahead of Sunday’s Championship home clash with Cornish Pirates. The 38-year-old joined last season on a consultancy basis before becoming a permanent member
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Bingley students speak to Green Party leader during her visit to the district
PUPILS from a Bingley school have met with the leader of the Green party during a visit to the district.Natalie Bennett popped into Beckfoot School with Matt Edwards, Bradford Green Party Campaign Coordinator, to talk to Year 12 students studying AS Government
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NOSTALGIA: Galpharm Stadium was Field of dreams for Bulls
TEN YEARS AGOTHE Bulls are understandably making optimistic noises about gaining promotion from the Kingstone Press Championship this year – but they are a country mile away from where they were in 2006.On a Friday night at the Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield
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Delays on M62 following accident
THERE were rush hour delays on the M62 near Bradford this morning following an accident. The accident took place on the Eastbound lanes of the motorway between Junction 26 (Chain Bar) and Junction 27 (Gildersome) shortly after 7am. One of the
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Investigation starts after overnight car fire
AN investigation has started this morning after a car was destroyed by fire in the Swain House area. Firefighters from Idle station were called out to reports of a car fire on High House Road at 11.40pm yesterday, and on arrival found it was a
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Clough wants fab February to keep Burton at top of pile
NIGEL Clough believes February will be a key month for Burton’s promotion push.City’s visit to the Pirelli Stadium kicks off a run that also includes matches with Walsall and Southend – and Clough feels it is going to be a pivotal period for the leaders
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Parkin: Let's make it another Burton trip to remember for Bradford City
CITY are being urged to rekindle the spirit of May 2013 to break their duck against top-ten opponents.Phil Parkinson’s side are yet to beat a team above them in the table – something they must rectify if the play-off push is to materialise this season.The
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Bradford Bulls rookies eager for more first-team opportunities
JAMES Bentley and Luke Hooley are eager for more first-team action following their senior Bradford debuts against Castleford. The talented teenagers were among a batch of academy players who featured in last Friday’s 26-8 win at Odsal. Under
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Cabbies in Bradford petition against introduction of permanent stickers for vehicles
CABBIES behind a petition are urging Bradford Council to revoke new rules which means all private hire drivers must display permanent stickers on the side of their vehicles.Nadeem Ahmed, of the Independent Private Hire Association of Bradford, has set
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Falling land prices encouraging Yorkshire rural business start-ups report shows
A QUARTER of rural land in Yorkshire was bought by non-farmers in the second half of 2015, new findings show. Increasing urban property prices and falling land values could be fuelling a rise in new rural business start-ups regionally, according to the
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Former Bantam McLaughlin: Old pals' act will be tight affair
JON McLaughlin primed himself for tomorrow’s City reunion at Burton and predicted: “It will be a case of who blinks first.”The trip to the leaders pits two of the best defences in the division against each other – and two of League One’s lowest scoring
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Jack pays tribute to Sinatra, the man who said: "You can fill my shoes"
WHEN Jack Jones was at high school one of his classmates invited her father in to sing for the students. Nothing unusual about this - except this classmate was Nancy Sinatra, daughter of one of the world's greatest singers. And when Frank Sinatra
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Lottery project will reveal stories among ethnic minorities during Bradford City fire disaster
A PROJECT will tell the story of the role played by Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people on the day of the Bradford City fire disaster - thanks to money from the Heritage Lottery Fund.Bradford City Community Foundation will use the £40,100 grant for
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The challenges and rewards of fostering teenagers
CAITLIN Marshall was taken into care aged 14 and lived with a succession of foster families."For me, going into care was inevitable," she says. "Visits from social services had become a way of life. But when the day finally came it was
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Eleven Keighley rapists and a cab driver who sexually abused a vulnerable teenage schoolgirl to be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court
TWELVE men who raped or sexually abused a vulnerable Keighley schoolgirl were due to be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court today. This morning, the court has been hearing mitigating statements from some of those convicted and the sentencings may
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Barnardo's project boosted by £8,000 donation by Sovereign Health Care
A SERVICE in Bradford which helps victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been boosted by a £8,000 donation.Barnardo's Bradford Turnaround has received cash from the Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust over the last four years. Turnaround, based
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Proud parents make it a hat trick of twins
A BRADFORD mother has astounded nurses and upset odds of 500,000 to one by giving birth to her third consecutive set of twins Abigail Adama, 30, gave birth at Bradford Royal Infirmary to the baby girls, who as yet have not been named, and who join
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Bradford woman, 25, wins £23,000 settlement after suing dentists over treatment
A PREGNANT Bradford woman has won £23,000 in an out-of-court settlement after suing a dental practice over her treatment. Suzanne Killip, 25, lost three of her back teeth which her legal team said could have been saved and suffered years of agonising
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Council cuts to rent subsidies could spell trouble for much-loved community organisations
COMMUNITY groups have urged people to speak out against budget plans they fear could lead to much-loved organisations folding.Part of Bradford Council's proposed 2016/17 budget calls for the removal, or major reduction of, rent subsidies provided to tenants
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Dad-of-two jailed for seven years for raping 'blind drunk' girl, 15
A FATHER-OF-TWO has been jailed for seven years for raping and sexually assaulting a "blind drunk" 15-year-old girl. Leon Smith, 35, was overcome with sexual attraction for the naive and trusting teenager and saw his chance after she had downed
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'Manorlands lifted massive weight off our shoulders', says fundraising daughter whose mum received hospice care
A WOMAN is asking people to join her in raising vital funds to support Manorlands.Rachel Sanderson, of Oldfield, Keighley, is supporting the launch of the hospice's Mother's Day Appeal, which runs throughout February until Mother's Day on March 6.Her
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Chocolat author entertains with musical storytelling show
JOANNE Harris’s novels trip along from the first page to the last. They pull in the reader, stirring the imagination with their mystical twists and turns. The author of Chocolate, Coastliners, Blackberry Wine and a host of other bestselling novels, is
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Chief Scout Bear Grylls praises scouts for great work during floods
CHIEF Scout Bear Grylls has praised the 1st Bingley Scout Group for its "fantastic work" in helping people cope during the recent floods. After the devastating waters wrought havoc on Boxing Day, its Sycamore Avenue HQ was the centre for community
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Four Bradford friends announce third ska and reggae extravaganza for Yorkshire
FOUR friends from Bradford revealed they are looking forward to a "slap on the back" as they announced the third-ever ska and reggae extravaganza for Yorkshire.Organisers David Crawford, Jeff George, Paul Howson and Jack Nanson say the "
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Volunteer to raise funds for Hospice Daffodil appeal
MARIE Curie has urged kindhearted Bradford people to volunteer to raise funds for its Great Daffodil Appeal. The charity needs to recruit volunteers to encourage people in Bradford to give a donation and wear a daffodil pin for the campaign, held throughout
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Mill fire 'worst thing to happen to us in 50 years' says boss of badly-damaged Bradford restaurant
A RESTAURANT owner whose premises were badly damaged by falling masonry, smoke and water has described the Drummond Mill fire as the worst thing to have hit his business in its 50-year history. Liaqat Habib, owner of the Sweet Centre restaurant
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Mum who fought cervical cancer hosts fundraising event to raise awareness of the disease
A MUM who fought cervical cancer is hosting a fundraising event to raise awareness of the disease - and to encourage women to take a smear test.Leanne Black was diagnosed with the condition when she was 28, after paying a visit to a sexual health clinic
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Family 'disgusted' that hit-and-run killer driver 'still hasn't learned lesson'
A HEARTBROKEN woman has revealed her family's disgust at learning that the man who killed her stepfather in a hit-and-run crash has been jailed again for another dangerous driving offence. David Coates, 33, died after he was hit by a high-powered
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Two businesses in the Bradford district "named and shamed" for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage
TWO businesses in the Bradford district were today included in a Government report "naming and shaming" employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage. The list identifies 92 companies owing £1,873,712 in arrears, covering
