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Redpath rings the changes
YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Bryan Redpath has made 13 changes to his starting line up for tomorrow's final game of the Greene King IPA Championship regular season at home to Ealing Trailfinders (3pm). Only centres Pete Lucock and Andy Forsyth remain
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Kershaw proves an oldie but goodie
PERENNIAL entrants Virgin Active Wearside had a good opening day at the Hunters National Premier League finals at David Lloyd Leeds. Matches are played over two days, and the north-east club, who are seeded seventh, are leading both of their contests
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Good Friday defeat leaves Guiseley one point clear of drop-zone
GUISELEY face a huge home game against second-placed Tranmere Rovers at Nethermoor on Monday following their 2-0 defeat at relegation rivals Braintree Town.The battle to beat the drop from the National League will go to the wire following Good Friday’
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McCall: Bantams still need more points to clinch play-off place
STUART McCall admits City still need more points for play-off security after beating Oxford. Nicky Law’s goal secured a sixth win in eight games for the Bantams. They are now on 75 points, above the average for sixth place for the last ten
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LIVE BLOG: FULL TIME: Bradford Bulls 12 Halifax 22
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Home victory fires Cougars into League One play-off spots
KEIGHLEY Cougars jumped into the League One play-off places after grinding out a hard-fought 20-12 victory over Hunslet.The game was a tight affair, only settled with little over a minute remaining when Brad Nicholson turned his way over for the second
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Coad stars again as Yorkshire dominate opening day
BEN Coad continued his stunning start to the new Specsavers County Championship season with four wickets as Yorkshire dominated a rain-affected opening day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.The new ball seamer struck three times before lunch and once
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TEA: Rain delays Yorkshire progress
YORKSHIRE struck three times during a rain-affected opening afternoon against Warwickshire at Edgbaston to ensure they retain the upper hand despite a fightback from the hosts.Warwickshire were reduced to 77-7 thanks to wickets for Steve Patterson and
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EMMA CLAYTON: Term time holidays affect the whole class
THERE are certain things that people should be aware of when they bring a child into the world. One is that holidays are more expensive at peak times, ie, out of school terms. You could argue that it’s not fair, but it’s the way it is. The
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36 baby names in danger of becoming extinct in 2017
A SHORTAGE of baby Dereks, Traceys or Roys means a number of names now face extinction. Scores of names made popular in the 50s and 60s are now at risk unless new parents start using them again, according to stats from website BabyCentre.
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EMMA CLAYTON: It's all too common to see horses mistreated
A YEAR or so ago I pulled up outside my home and heard what sounded like a rumble of thunder. Suddenly about half a dozen loose horses came cantering past my car, spilling onto the road. It was such an odd sight I was stunned, then I realised they
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Scooter being ridden while held together with carpet tape and minus rear tyre is recovered by police
POLICE have recovered a stolen scooter which was being ridden around held together with carpet tape and minus its rear tyre.Officers from the team specialising in nuisance off-road motorbikes found the machine dumped in an alleyway during a patrol in
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LUNCH: Coad strikes again for Yorkshire
BEN Coad continued his brilliant start to the new Specsavers County Championship season with three wickets to help Yorkshire dominate the opening session of their clash with Warwickshire at Edgbaston.The Bears slipped to 65-5 after being asked to bat
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FT: Bradford City 1 Oxford United 0
5:01pm NICKY Law's second-half goal kept City firmly on course for the play-offs against Oxford with a fourth home win on the
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Scheme helps dementia patients spend more time with loved ones
THREE years ago Judith Smith’s husband David was diagnosed with dementia. “At first we thought it was just old age, but he steadily declined,” she says. “He could still live a happy life with me at home and I cared for him. We had a good routine
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Planners say canalside car storage is 'blight on the land'
CARS will have to be removed from a canalside area in Shipley after planning officers said they were a “blight on the land.” Vehicles have been stored on a plot of land at the side of the Leeds Liverpool Canal, at Ashley Mills, since last
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ROAD CLOSURES: Streets will be shut for Vaisakhi Parade this weekend
The annual Vaisakhi Parade, celebrating the holiest day in the Sikh calendar, means extensive road closures in the city this Easter Sunday. The parade starts at the Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara, off Leeds road, at 10am and finishes in the same place
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Stolen motorbike found in woods after public tip off
A PUBLIC tip off led to police discovering a stolen motorbike in woods in Thorpe Edge.On Tuesday a member of the public called police regarding some "suspicious males" seen with a new looking motorbike behind a block of flats in Thorpe Edge.An
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Take away's bid to open until 3am refused
BRADFORD Council have refused a request from the owners of a take away at the end of a residential street for permission to open until 3am. Mohammed Ilyas applied to vary the opening hours of 4 Whitby Road in the Duckworth Lane area from 11.30am-11.30pm
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Wild Woods events, which have attracted over 4,300 visitors, end on Saturday
AN arts project that has transformed a large, vacant city centre building into a “Wild Woods” has so far attracted over 4,300 visitors.Run by Bradford based arts groups The Brick Box, the Wild Woods has seen the empty Marks & Spencer building on Darley
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UPDATE: Cordon in town centre street after man suffers head injury in assault
A STREET in the centre of Bingley has been cordoned off this morning after a man suffered a head injury after being assaulted outside a nightclub. Chapel Lane, off Main Street, was blocked off by police tape this morning, with a forensic tent is
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Bantams defender McArdle in hurry to clinch play-off spot over Easter
RORY McArdle is not one for messing about. The phrase “no-nonsense” was surely coined for the centre half who has been a rock-like presence in the Bantams ranks for the past five years. McArdle has always been one for getting the job done simply
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Darby attitude is shining example says City boss
THE team spirit behind City’s relentless surge towards the play-offs is summed up by someone who cannot currently get in the side. City’s consistent campaign has been underpinned by the level-headed approach within the squad. And Stuart McCall
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McCall hopes fortune will favour brave Bantams
STUART McCall reckons City are due a lucky break against Oxford today in their bid to nail down a place in the play-offs.One more win would virtually secure a top-six finish for the Bantams, who have a six-point cushion going into the final four League
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Angling Lines
BRADFORD CITY AATHE weather has been very changeable this week – a fair bit of sunshine but also some cold winds, which have kept fish down. Anglers have been out on the banks, however, with most of our still-waters being well-fished. Forecasts for the
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Moore: Bulls cashing in on home comforts
SCOTT Moore is confident Halifax can become another visiting scalp at Fortress Odsal this evening.Fax have been a thorn in the side in recent duels, winning four in a row until the Bulls finally got one over them in August on the way to the Championship
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Mum's brain tumour inspires James's charity bike ride
JAMES Temple loves his mum to the moon and back - and now he’s going to prove it with an Easter Monday charity bike ride around the 'solar system'. The arrival of a new bike for his birthday last November has given James the impetus to put his
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Thomas sets his sights on Bulls' biggest goal yet
THE pitch at Bradford Academy empties quickly as the Bulls players head off for a post-training coffee.But not all the squad have hot-footed it in unison to the nearest branch of Costa.One figure remains on the practice field, methodically lining up kicks
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COURT FILE: 37 appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates
The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: David Howes, aged 36, of Stony Lane, Eccleshill; possession of an offensive weapon, possession of methadone, 12 months’ community order, 80 hours’ unpaid work, £170 costs;
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Riding for disabled school saddles up for move to new base
A BRADFORD disabled riding school has been forced to move locations after 25 years to make way for housing. Throstle Nest Riding for the Disabled Group has been based at the riding school in Fagley Lane, Fagley, for a quarter of a century.
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Childhood research projects celebrate major milestones
TWO major childhood research studies in Bradford are celebrating milestones this week. Born in Bradford (BiB), the UK’s largest study into the health of babies, is ten – while its Better Start partner project is marking its first anniversary.
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Hospital earns inspectors' praise
A QUALITY watchdog has praised the overall running of a hospital in Bingley.Care Quality Commission inspectors visited The Yorkshire Clinic in Bradford Road, Cottingley, last October and then carried out an unannounced inspection last November and their
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New pub set to open in city centre complex
THE latest phase of Bradford’s £1.9million underground shopping scheme will open its doors over the Easter weekend. The Sunbridgewells scheme, off Centenary Square, and built underneath Sunbridge Road, Upper Millergate and Ivegate, is being opened
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Impressive line-up for biggest ever Bradford Literature Festival
THE 2017 Bradford Literature Festival will be the biggest yet, with a line-up of top writers, politicians and TV personalities announced for the eclectic ten-day event. The packed line-up will feature 150 more events than last year’s festival,
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'Who's on planet Zog now?' - fury as top judges question 'prevalence' of danger driving problem
APPEAL court judges who criticised Bradford’s top judge have been accused of being on another planet for suggesting Bradford does not have a problem with dangerous driving. The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Roger Thomas QC, has won local praise for his
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Praise for Recorder of Bradford's tough line over danger drivers and drug dealers as he steps down from role
JUDGE Roger Thomas's commitment to clearing Bradford's streets of drug dealers and dangerous drivers had earned him the respect of the community, lawyer Andrew Walker told a packed courtroom at his leaving ceremony yesterday. Speaking at
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ALEX LEES COLUMN: Hampshire blow not dented confidence ahead of trip to happy hunting ground
LAST WEEKEND’S defeat against Hampshire at Headingley hasn’t affected our belief that we can still be successful in the Championship this summer.Yes, it was disappointing because we certainly dominated the first half of the match and played some good