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Woman suffers chest pains after living room fire
A WOMAN in her 50s suffered chest pains after breathing in smoke caused by a living room fire. The 52-year-old woman householder was given oxygen by firefighters but refused the attendance of an ambulance following a fire in Thornton, Bradford
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Leeds put to the sword as Aussies rule
Leeds 4 North Queensland 38AUSTRALIAN clubs completed a whitewash of their Super League counterparts for the second successive year as the World Club Series followed an all-too-familiar pattern.Depleted Leeds had their moments in the World Club Challenge
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Bottomley's brilliance turns dour tie Sedge's way
Jack Senior Memorial Bradford Cup: Wyke 4 Odsal Sedbergh 10A TOUCH of brilliance from stand-off Paul Bottomley earned Odsal Sedbergh the right of passage into the semi-finals after a dour encounter against Wyke at Towngate Rec.Wyke, having first use of
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City's own 'Ozil' McMahon such an important weapon in Bradford City Arsenal
CITY 2 ROCHDALE 2TONY McMahon is fast becoming Bradford City’s answer to Mezut Ozil.The Arsenal playmaker extraordinaire has a whopping 17 assists in the Premier League title race.But McMahon is hot on his heels after another double saved the day at Valley
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Pipers call the tune in derby win over off-key Ilkley
National League Three North: Cleckheaton 17 Ilkley 13PLENTY of work remains to be done, but Cleckheaton took another significant step towards safety with this derby victory on a grey, drizzly and breezy afternoon at Moorend.They were on 19 league points
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Late Reeves goal would have been unfair on stand-in Guiseley keeper Atkinson
Vanarama National League: Altrincham 1 Guiseley 1 GUISELEY earned another point towards their safety in a tough encounter at fellow survival battlers Altrincham. Alty took the lead at Moss Lane but a Rob Atkinson header just before the hour
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Keighley's Girlguiding movement turns out in force for annual Thinking Day celebration
KEIGHLEY'S Girlguiding movement turned out in force for its annual Thinking Day celebration.Members took part in a parade and packed into Keighley Shared Church for a service.The parade, between Town Hall Square and the church, was led by the City of
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Cougars at home to Oxford in iPro Sport Cup
AFTER struggling to a 10-4 victory at amateurs Wath Brow Hornets yesterday, Keighley Cougars have been drawn at home to Oxford in the second round of the iPro Sport Cup. The matches will be played on the weekend of April 2-3, and the other three
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Spillane's brace means its no thriller for Bradford Park Avenue
Vanarama National League North: Lowestoft Town 3 Bradford Park Avenue 0 A BRACE from the home side’s Mikey Spillane helped to put the skids under Avenue as their four-match unbeaten run was ended in emphatic fashion. The Trawlerboys’ centre
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D-Day veterans receive France's highest honour
A D-DAY soldier who survived being blown up by a mine and was left drifting at sea for days, was today one of four veterans from the Bradford district to receive France's highest honour The Légion d’Honneur. The four were among 12 Normandy veterans
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Silsden upbeat after great display
North West Counties League Premier Division: Runcorn Town 2 Silsden 2 THE Cobbydalers raced into a 2-0 lead at high-flying Runcorn Town but ended up with a point to remain in a relegation place. Nevertheless, it was a spirited and promising
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Scoreline is tough on Town
THE scoreline flattered Spennymoor United as they won an entertaining game at Brighouse Town 4-0 to climb to third in Evo-Stik Division One North.Town played their full part in the match and could have taken the lead after an end-to-end opening spell
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Rare work of art returns 'home' to Keighley museum
A RARE work of art has been restored to its former glory and returned 'home' to a Keighley museum.The huge Russian chimney piece (pictured) was bought by millionaire businessman Henry Isaac Butterfield when he created Cliffe Castle in the late 19th century.But
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Leeds United boss Evans feels for Wootton after FA Cup blunder
Watford 1 Leeds United 0LEEDS boss Steve Evans sympathised with Scott Wootton as his howler saw United crash out of the FA Cup fifth round.Watford were gifted a 1-0 win as United defender Wootton put through his own net after 53 minutes.Wootton held his
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Charity supported me to grow again
FACED with redundancy at 53, Margot Craven was dealt another devastating blow. As well as having heart failure, her 86-year-old mum Barbara, who also suffers with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), was diagnosed with dementia and while
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VIDEO & PICTURES: 'Pocket rocket' cafe owner learns how to pack a punch for charity boxing match
SHE'S only 5ft tall and tips the scales at a mere six stones but petite Saira Jabeen is learning how to pack a punch. The 43-year-old, who co-owns the Pavilion Cafe at Bradford City Park, has taken up the sport of boxing to help beat cancer.
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Library closures and adult and children's services cuts top public's fears ahead of Bradford Council's crunch budget meetings
COUNCIL leaders are gearing themselves for crunch budget talks this week after a public consultation revealed potential library closures and cuts to adult and children's services topped people's fears for the next two years. The authority's executive
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Supermarket checkout assistant gets locks chopped to help send seriously-ill Queensbury boy to Disney World
A CHECKOUT assistant at Tesco in Queensbury had her head shaved to help raise money to send a seriously-ill boy to Disney World.Katrina Gilderdale's locks got the chop in the store on Saturday in aid of an appeal to send Shaun Markey, of Queensbury, to
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Keighley Cougars survive mudbath to edge out Wath Brow Hornets
Wath Brow Hornets 4 Keighley Cougars 10COUGARS secured their place in the quarter-finals of the iPro Sport Cup after grinding out a hard-fought victory against amateur outfit Wath Brow Hornets.After a morning pitch inspection, the game went ahead in cold
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Thefts reported after teenagers' party gatecrashed by up to 50 uninvited guests
A PARTY attended by teenagers at a house in the Hall Park area of Horsforth on Saturday ended with reports of several thefts after it was gatecrashed by between 40 to 50 uninvited guests, police tweeted today.Anyone with information about the incident
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Former Bantams' stars turn out for charity football tournament
FORMER Bantams stars Peter Beagrie, Dean Windass and Wayne Jacobs will lace up their boots for a charity five-a-side football tournament in Bradford.A total of 15 teams are wanted for the event, in aid of the One in a Million charity, which will be held
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Ground-breaking project starts to help district's dementia sufferers
A GROUND-breaking project is being started to help dementia sufferers.The pilot scheme aims to develop care home provision in Bradford, Airedale, Craven, Wharfedale, plus East Lancashire.Behind the initiative is the Airedale and Partners vanguard, which
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Bradford home care agency needs to improve, CQC inspectors warn
A BRADFORD home care agency needs to improve, a watchdog has warned. Care Quality Commission inspectors said Bluebird Care (Bradford North), based at Shipley Business Centre in Kirkgate, found a number of issues with care records and medication documentation
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Keighley sisters tackling London Marathon for lung disease charity
A KEIGHLEY mum whose lungs have collapsed more than 40 times due to a rare condition is running the London Marathon in aid of the charity which supports her.Andrea Jones will pound the streets of the capital on April 24 to raise money for LAM Action.The
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Restaurant owner fundraises for cancer research
TWO special events are planned at the Prashad restaurant in Drighlington next month to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.Both evenings will include an introduction to Indian culture from Kaushy Patel, founder of Prashad and successful author of
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Election results for Bradford Hospitals Trust governors to be announced in April
RESULTS of elections for ten new governors at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be announced on April 1.The ten seats offering people the chance to help shape the future of health care become available at the end of March.Five public
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Plans approved for expansion of business park in Baildon
PLANS for the second phase of the once-controversial Baildon Business Park have been approved by Bradford Council.Pendle Russells has been given the go-ahead to construct a further three industrial units on a 1.4 hectare site within the large Buck Lane
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Reading matters for Bulls stars as they join project to improve Bradford children's literacy rates
PUPILS at some Bradford schools will soon be getting help to become better readers from some of the city's sporting stars. The Bradford Bulls Foundation has been awarded a grant of £10,000 by the Big Lottery Fund to deliver the “Read with the Bulls’ programme.The
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Community cinema project in Bradford gets lottery boost
A PROJECT to develop a community cinema in Bradford has been given a boost with £10,000 of lottery funding.The Bradford City of Film team has been working with staff at the Mechanics Institute in Eccleshill, the site of the old Eccleshill Picture House
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Pair of burglars jailed for total of six years
A 'THREE-STRIKES' burglar, who broke into neighbours' flats, has been jailed for four and a half years.And a co-accused, who threatened a man with a syringe and told him he had a disease, was also locked up.Prolific burglar Joseph Brockies had several
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Three hurt in crash at traffic lights
THREE people have been hurt in a crash involving two cars at traffic lights in Hipperholme. It happened at 8.15pm yesterday and shut the junction at Brighouse and Denholme Gate Road with Leeds Road for just under one hour while emergency services
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Search for missing Bradford climbers suspended again
THREAT of avalanches and increasingly hazardous weather conditions on Ben Nevis have forced mountain rescuers to suspend their search again for two missing Bradford climbers. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team reported no positive sightings from yesterday's
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Where are mobile speed cameras in Bradford and West Yorkshire this week?
The locations of mobile speed cameras in Bradford and West Yorkshire this week have been published to help improve road safety. West Yorkshire Casualty Reduction Partnership publishes camera locations to encourage drivers to slow down and help
