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Early Bradford Bulls blitz highlights class divide at Whitehaven
Whitehaven 10, Bradford Bulls 46 IT is early days, and far greater tests lie ahead, but it already feels as though Bradford are better placed to challenge for promotion this year. Last season Jimmy Lowes’ side survived a torrid trip to Whitehaven
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Executive director Paul Bell denies Leeds United are taking legal action against league
LEEDS are not taking legal action against the Football League, according to executive director Paul Bell.Reports today said United were taking action in a bid to dismantle the collective selling of television rights and instead sell their own games.It
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Farsley lose ground after home draw
FARSLEY Celtic stretched their unbeaten run in all competitions to 14 games but being held to a goalless draw by Lancaster City at Throstle Nest did neither club any favours.Both Neil Parsley’s Celts and the visiting Dolly Blues lost ground in the Evo-Stik
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Bradford Park Avenue last the pace better but can't force victory
Vanarama National League North: Bradford Park Avenue 0 Stockport County 0AVENUE will be kicking themselves that they didn’t win the clash of former Football League clubs after creating some excellent late opportunities.It had been a largely forgettable
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Were Silsden too hyped up?
North West Counties League Premier Division: West Didsbury & Chorlton 2 Silsden 1SILSDEN’S relegation woes worsened as they ended with nine men and a single-goal defeat at West Didsbury & Chorlton in James Gill’s first game in charge.Gill returned to
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Drench stars in crucial Lions victory
Vanarama National League: Woking 0 Guiseley 1AN early strike from Liam Dickinson led to Guiseley climbing to 17th as they banked a maximum from their trip to promotion-chasing Woking.It was an all-action start at the Laithwaite Community Stadium with
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Speedway star memorabilia on sale for fundraiser in aid of former Bradford Dukes star Gary Havelock
AN oversized programme cover from a world speedway final will form part of a fundraising night in aid of former Bradford Dukes star Gary Havelock.Bradford Museums and Galleries has donated the large roller blind that was part of the 2015 speedway exhibition
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Bury confident that they can tackle the big boys
Pennine League Championship Division: Stainland Stags 8 Queensbury 26SECOND-row forward Jack Evison posted two tries as Queensbury moved up to fifth.Despite the game kicking off 15 minutes late due to the referee getting lost, Bury started the encounter
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Little to cheer McDermott as Leeds are humbled by Widnes
LEEDS coach Brian McDermott struggled to take any positives from his side's crushing 56-12 defeat at Widnes which leaves them bottom of Super League after the first two rounds.The Rhinos conceded 10 tries in their heaviest ever defeat by the Vikings and
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Late frustration for Cougars despite Martin's hat-trick
Cougars 26, Hunslet 28 CHARLIE Martin scored a hat-trick but Cougars were edged out after throwing away victory late on against League One promotion rivals Hunslet at a chilly Cougar Park. The versatile centre, who had a stint with the Hawks
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Campaigners dress as cleaners to ask pension fund to clean up its act
CAMPAGNERS dressed as cleaners with mops and brooms were joined by councillors to call on West Yorkshire's local authority pension fund to learn lessons from the recent floods and redirect investments away from the fossil fuels that cause climate change.The
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Keep Tabs on Baildon says 'experienced' hooker
Yorkshire Division Three: Baildon 6 Old Otliensians 12 FROM being one of the youngsters when Baildon played at Twickenham in successive RFU Junior Vase finals in 2012 (beat Harrow 6-3) and 2013 (lost 58-29 to Newent), Dale Tabiner is definitely
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Hanson fronts up to critics with double to celebrate joining 300-club as Bradford City earn historic win at Peterborough
PETERBOROUGH 0 CITY 4 JAMES Hanson plays the target almost as often as the target man. Whenever things go wrong, it seems the big forward is a convenient choice to carry the can. That can happen when you’re part of the fixtures and fittings
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Relatives of organ donor who helped save four lives raise £600 in her memory
FAMILY and friends of a woman whose organs were donated to help save the lives of others have raised more than £600 in her memory. Carrie-Anne Smith collapsed suddenly over Christmas 2014 after suffering a brain aneurysm and died shortly afterwards, but
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VIDEO: Firefighters clean up for charity with fundraising car wash
FIREFIGHTERS cleaned up for charity with a fundraising car wash. The Blue Watch crew, based at Idle station on Highfield Road, went the extra mile to raise £234 for the Firefighters Charity, which supports serving and retired firefighters and their
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You say potato...hundreds of vegetable lovers descend on Saltaire for annual sale
HUNDREDS of potato lovers once again sifted through boxes of rare breeds of the much-loved vegetable at Saltaire's ever popular Potato Day. The event, held in Shipley's College's Exhibition Building yesterday, was organised by the West Yorkshire Organic
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Fiendish family fun on offer at National Media Museum this half-term
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Bradford's National Media Museum for fiendish family fun this weekend, as the Horrible Science festival, running throughout half-term, opened its doors to the public. The best-selling series of children's books and resources
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Air ambulance takes man who fell from window to hospital
AN air ambulance has taken a man to hospital who fell from a window in Bradford. Police were called to a house in Rathmell Street, Bankfoot, shortly before 3pm today. The man was conscious, but broke his arm and injured his head in the fall
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Daughter whose mum spent final days in Manorlands hospice backs Mother's Day appeal
AN OXENHOPE woman who is facing her first Mother's Day without her mum is backing a special Manorlands appeal.The Sue Ryder hospice has issued a plea for funds in the countdown to Mothering Sunday, on March 6.Among those supporting the initiative is Val
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Warning after bogus trader targets elderly woman
POLICE are appealing for information after an 80-year-old woman was targeted by bogus callers for a second time. A man called at the victim's home in West Royd Avenue, Mirfield, at around 3.30pm last Wednesday, offering to carry out work on the
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Met office issues yellow warning for snow in West Yorkshire
PEOPLE in Bradford are being warned to prepare for snow, after the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice. The warning is in place today and will last until noon tomorrow, with higher areas being warned to expect between two
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Man who tried to escape police by clambering on rooftops is arrested
A MAN who tried to evade police by clambering over rooftops in Bradford has been arrested. Officers from the Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) posted a picture on Facebook of the man as he balanced precariously on top of one house before
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Men steal construction kit and flee in car chased by victim
POLICE are hunting a group of men who were seen on CCTV stealing a valuable piece of construction equipment in Bradford. In a video posted on social media, two men are seen taking the wacker plate - used to compact the ground ready for paving work
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School warns parents not to use mill yard as car park as police called to patrol area
EASTBURN parents have been warned to stop endangering their children’s lives by using a village car park.Business owners in Eastburn Mill Yard have reported ‘near misses’ while children are being dropped off or collected from nearby Eastburn Junior and
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Dyche fuming at Robson-Kanu as Clarets draw a blank
BURNLEY manager Sean Dyche hit out at Reading winger Hal Robson-Kanu after his side were held to a 0-0 Championship draw at the Madejski Stadium. After Burnley had been awarded a controversial second-half penalty, Robson-Kanu appeared to kick the
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Wagner heralds Terriers' counter-attacking skills in victory over Forest
DAVID Wagner said his Huddersfield side had shot down Nottingham Forest "with their own weapon" as a superb counter-attacking performance helped them end Dougie Freedman's side's 13-match unbeaten run with a 2-0 success.A 14th-minute own goal
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Could you be a foster carer for a teenager in Bradford?
BRADFORD'S fostering service is looking for new foster carers, particularly those able to look after older children and teenagers.The Fostering and Adoption Service at Bradford Council is urging people to consider offering a safe and stable home for some
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Band set to play Bingley Music Live killed in car crash
MEMBERS of an indie band due to play at this year's Bingley Music Live festival are understood to have died in a car accident in Sweden. The four members of Viola Beach, originally from Warrington, were said to have been involved in an accident
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Car burnt out in suspected arson attack
A car being stored in a locked yard in Bradford was destroyed in a suspected arson attack this morning. Fire crews from Fairweather Green were called to the incident at a compound on the junction of Legrams Lane and Cottam Avenue at around 4am
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Man taken to hospital after fire engulfs bedroom of bungalow
A man in his 60s was taken to hospital after being overcome by a fire in the bedroom of his bungalow in Baildon. Firefighters from Shipley and Bingley attended the incident in Knoll Park Drive just after 8.40pm last night, after being alerted
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Two men arrested following visit of Britain First to Bradford
Police have confirmed that two men were arrested following an unannounced visit to Bradford by the far-right group Britain First. The Bradford men, aged 27 and 29, were arrested on suspicion of affray after a vehicle belonging to the group was
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VIDEO: Twice the fun on half the bike for thrill-seeking ten-year-olds who unicycle to school
A PAIR of 'adrenaline seeking' ten-year-olds are causing quite a stir by making their way to and from school on unicycles. Talented year five pupils Jake Rayner and Sam McGurk delight passers-by as they pedal between their homes in Wyke and Scholes
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Where are mobile speed cameras in Bradford and West Yorkshire this week?
Do you want to know where mobile speed cameras are in the Bradford district this week? West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership publishes camera locations to encourage drivers to slow down, helping to improve road safety and reduce accidents
