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Toto the toast of dazzling The Wizard of Oz at Alhambra
FRANTIC, colourful, mesmerising puppetry, and creatively clever in adapting to a modern audience – the perfect summary of The Wizard of Oz, at Bradford's Alhambra. The show is not here for a long time – running from Tuesday, March 19 until Saturday
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Prolific Bradford shoplifters arrested during week of action
SEVERAL prolific shoplifters in Bradford were arrested during a week of police action. Over 140 police officers and PCSOs were deployed in the increased patrols at some of the main retail centres across West Yorkshire last week. A total of
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'They've got some high quality players': Harrogate expect tough test from Bantams
SIMON Weaver insists Harrogate need to be at their best to get back to winning ways against the Bantams. The Sulphurites are coming off successive goalless away draws at promotion-chasing Wrexham and Barrow. But while only League Two leaders
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£600k worth of drugs seized and 80 arrests made in County Lines operation
OVER £600,000 worth of drugs was seized and more than 80 arrests were made by police as part of an operation to tackle County Lines and organised criminality. Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU), West Yorkshire
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Paul Weller is heading for Bradford on UK tour
PAUL Weller has announced a second leg of his UK tour - which includes a Bradford date. Fans can expect to hear the hits, including Wild Wood, You're the Best Thing, Sunflower and Shout to the Top and new songs when Weller and his band play at
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Bulls winger latest player to be suspended following head clash
BRADFORD Bulls winger Jorge Taufua has been handed a two-match penalty notice for a Grade C Head Contact charge given in the aftermath of his side’s 42-12 loss to Wakefield Trinity last weekend. Taufua was sinbinned in the fifth minute after colliding
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Police warning after van containing bags of asbestos is stolen
POLICE have issued a warning after a van containing several bags of asbestos was stolen in the Bradford district. The white Ford Transit van - with signs for ‘Dakin Developments Limited’ on both sides and the rear door - was stolen in Ilkley on
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Dog tore a hole in woman's throat in 'vicious attack'
A woman’s windpipe was left exposed when she was attacked by a Staffy cross dog that tore a hole in her throat, a court heard. The victim had called to visit Jodie Blezzard at her home in Halifax when she was “viciously attacked” by a dog named
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Bantams owner Rupp meets manager for first time
GRAHAM Alexander has had his first meeting with Stefan Rupp. The City owner was at Valley Parade last weekend and witnessed the 5-1 thrashing by Mansfield. Rupp was in England to discuss the club’s playing budget for next season – the first
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Watch the moment huge stream of water blasts into the air in city centre
FOOTAGE has captured the moment a huge stream of water blasted into the air in Bradford city centre. A video taken by a passer-by shows the water shooting upwards from roadworks near The Broadway shopping centre on Tuesday afternoon. The street
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Rail users face 10 days of disruption amid renewal of station's rare 'Euston Roof'
RAIL passengers are being warned to expect 10 days of disruption on a key route through West Yorkshire. Trains through Huddersfield station will be affected by engineering works from Friday, March, 29 to Sunday, April 7, with diversionary routes
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Tickets for the popular Ilkley Trophy selling out quickly
TICKETS for the 2024 Lexus Ilkley Trophy have only been on sale a matter of days, but already they are going fast. The popular pre-Wimbledon tournament will be held at Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club’s (ILT&SC) grass courts on Saturday, June
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Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire scoops top gong at TV awards
GRITTY crime drama series Happy Valley has won three prizes at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards. Sarah Lancashire won the best actress gong for playing Yorkshire police officer Sergeant Catherine Cawood, while writer and creator Sally
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Sam Stubbs fractured skull and other Bradford City injury updates
SAM Stubbs suffered a fractured skull against Doncaster earlier this month. Stubbs was initially ruled out with concussion protocols after taking an elbow in the head in a clash with Harrison Biggins – that ridiculously saw the City man booked.
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Terrified woman 'thought she was going to die' when 'violent bully's temper erupted'
A “violent bully” who attacked a woman when his “temper erupted” has been locked up for two years. Bradford Crown Court heard that Marc Challoner had been found guilty at magistrates’ court of actual bodily harm against a woman, but that he did
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New Jet2 packages to 'ancient seaside town' from Leeds Bradford Airport
AN airline is expanding its offering to a popular European country from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) this summer. Jet2 have put on package holidays to the ancient seaside town Sozopol in Bulgaria. The airline says holidaymakers have been flocking
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Man threw food in his bedridden father's face then hit him with metal spoon
A CARER who attacked his bedridden father in a row over cannabis has been jailed. Bradford Crown Court heard that Gavin Sharpe was living with his 66-year-old father Anthony in Halifax when he threw food in the older man’s face and then hit him
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Government minister backs campaign to make female runners feel safer in Bradford
A GOVERNMENT minister has backed a new campaign which aims to crack down on strangers catcalling women out exercising in Bradford. Female police officers are posing as runners as part of the initiative, called JogOn. Those found to be harassing
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Why bathers could benefit from new £60 million Yorkshire Water investment
YORKSHIRE Water has announced plans to invest in the region of £60m at its wastewater treatment works and storm overflows in Ilkley. This is to reduce storm discharges to the River Wharfe and improve water quality at the designated bathing water
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Closing date for three Bradford district tips is confirmed
THE closing date for three tips in the Bradford district has been announced. After the budget decision made at full council on March 7, Bradford Council will be closing three of its eight Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) from Easter Sunday
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Male charged with handling stolen goods after bike recovered in Bradford
A MAN has been charged with handling stolen goods after a motorbike was recovered by police in Bradford. The KTM was found by West Yorkshire Police's Operation Steerside Team in the Ravenscliffe area. It is alleged the vehicle was stolen from
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Bradford man handed six points and ordered to pay £700 for driving without insurance
A BRADFORD man has been handed six points and ordered to pay £700 for driving without insurance. Jan Pulko, 47, of Turner Avenue, in Lidget Green pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without third party insurance at
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Tyres and a television among 1,760kg of waste removed from estate
TYRES and a television were among 1,760kg of waste removed from a Bradford estate. The Bradford East area co-ordinators' office, from Bradford Council, recently teamed up with Incommunities, West Yorkshire Police and Highways for a day of action
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Reader letter: There are only downsides to Brexit
SIR - Bob Watson of Baildon (T&A letters, March 16) may well be satisfied with Philip Davies as his MP but there is better than 50per cent chance that Mr Davies will be out on his ear following the next election. In Baildon, as in the country
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Caravans leave car park at supermarket in city
CARAVANS have left the car park of a Morrisons store in Bradford. Several caravans arrived at the site on Mayo Avenue on Monday night last week. They have now left the car park. A Morrisons spokesperson told the Telegraph & Argus last
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Reader letter: It's time developer gave up on nursery site
SIR - I see Hartleys have submitted plans, once again, to build on the Hirst Wood nursery site! Despite having been turned down on appeal, Hartleys keep banging away to build on this inappropriate site. Why won't they give up, and allow local
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Missing 12-year-old girl found safe and well, police confirm
A MISSING girl has been found safe and well, police have confirmed. West Yorkshire Police said last night that 12-year-old Lily Hampson, from Halifax, had been reported missing. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said this morning: "
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'Obscure' council tax discount highlighted by Martin Lewis could save you thousands
A little-known council tax discount highlighted by Martin Lewis could save people thousands of pounds on their council tax this year, as bills are set to increase again next month. The Money Saving Expert has previously raised awareness of the
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Scaled-down £7.2m Gateway project branded 'more of a Snicket Gate'
SKIPTON'S scaled-down £7.2 million 'Gateway project' has been described as more of a 'snicket gate'. After several years in the planning, funding approval for the scheme, originally centred around the town's railway station, has been approved by
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Powerful play pays tribute to frontline care home staff in pandemic
A PLAY about the experiences of care home staff during the pandemic is being performed at local venues, to mark the fourth anniversary of lockdown. When UK care homes locked down due to Covid in March 2020 it would be a year before anyone was allowed
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Reader letter: 'Car culture represents reckless driving, speeding and contempt'
SIR - Your story re a mural to celebrate “car culture” is what happens when you give stupid amounts of money to clueless people who are oblivious to what "car culture" represents in Bradford. Most of us don't celebrate reckless driving, speeding
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Work to start on £2m scheme to shore up crumbling riverbank
WORK is to start at last on a £2 million scheme to shore up a crumbling Keighley riverbank. Concerns – and safety fears – have been voiced for years over erosion alongside the River Aire at popular Marley playing fields. Large chunks of the
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Taxi driver died in tragedy after being 'rolled over' by own vehicle
A TAXI driver died after being "rolled over" by his own vehicle shortly after he dropped off a passenger on a residential street, an inquest heard. Mohammed Ilyas, 59, an Uber driver from Halifax, died just after 5am on December 23, 2022, in a
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School told to improve four years ago is now rated 'good' by Ofsted
A SECONDARY school has received a 'good' Ofsted rating for the first time since joining an academy trust. Co-op Academy Priesthorpe, in Priesthorpe Lane, Farsley was visited by the education watchdog on February 21 and 22 this year. It was
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Residents threaten to fly-tip to 'teach Council a lesson' in protest at tip closures
WASTE bosses in Bradford are aware of social media claims made by residents who say they will fly-tip their local communities in protest at tip closures. But one top councillor questioned whether “responsible residents” would actually resort to
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Link road decision is 'called in' by opposition councillors
OPPOSITION councillors have “called in” two decisions linked to business and housing developments near Brighouse. Earlier this month, Calderdale Council’s Cabinet approved “in principle” using compulsory purchase powers to secure land which would
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'City of Culture isn’t just a good party, it's the beginning of even better things'
THE 2025 City of Culture year will be the “beginning of even better things” for Bradford, the council leader told an excited crowd at Valley Parade. Hundreds of people gathered at the University of Bradford Stadium as Bradford 2025 unveiled major
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Bradford man snared by Predator Exposure sent 'disturbing' messages
A BRADFORD man snared by a vigilante group that hunted online paedophiles sent “disturbing” sexualised messages, photos, and a video to someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. In a series of grooming messages Mark Parkinson also urged the
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Developer plans to build over 100 homes in village
A DEVELOPER has indicated it is seeking planning permission to build more than 100 homes in Shelf. Persimmon says it will be seeking permission from Calderdale Council to build 104 homes at Soaper Lane, Shelf – the latest in a number of schemes
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League champions Riddlesden handed intriguing cup draw
LEAGUE champions Riddlesden have been drawn in an intriguing group of the Timothy Taylor’s Craven League Wynn Cup. The Keighley-based club, who have won divisional titles in the past three seasons, are in Group A of the 40-overs-per-side blue-riband
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Almost £1m extra funding for pothole repairs in Bradford
GOVERNMENT has provided an extra £950,000 to fill potholes in Bradford after the cancellation of HS2. When the announcement to scrap the line was made last year, the Government announced it would fund a number of other transport schemes in the
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REVEALED: Quarter of Bradford homes fail to meet decent standards
A QUARTER of homes in Bradford failed to meet decent standards, new figures show. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) figures show 25 per cent of all 215,608 occupied homes in Bradford failed to meet the Government’s official
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Former Essex and Hampshire bowler and Bradford Premier League umpire in new role
Former umpire and first-class cricketer Steve Malone has been appointed as the Bradford Premier League’s new disciplinary officer. The 70-year-old is a well-known figure around the league and takes up the post with immediate effect. Malone,
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Bowling bludgeoned by rivals Siddal as Bradford side remain rock-bottom
WEST Bowling are finding it tough to adjust to life in the National Conference League Premier Division, with a second successive heavy defeat leaving them rooted to the foot of the table. But their 40-4 thumping at the hands of visitors Siddal
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Keighley ace Melling "playing really well" as he eyes mind-blowing Chinese prize
CHRIS Melling is jetting off to China this week, where he could net himself a historic winning prize of over £700,000 at a tournament out there. And do not bet against the Keighley native either, who is in good form on the Ultimate Pool circuit
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Bantams blast seven past ambushed Altofts to win League Cup tie
BRADFORD City Women breezed through their North East Regional Women’s Football League League Cup third round tie on Sunday, as they thrashed fellow West Yorkshire side Altofts 7-0. Emily Senior’s Bantams found themselves 3-0 up at the break, but
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Bradford boxer taking on "best except Fury and AJ" in London at few days' notice
BRADFORD boxer Dan Garber faces a gargantuan task tomorrow night, as he takes on “the best heavyweight in the country aside from Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua”. That is how highly Garber rates teenage sensation Moses Itauma, with the 19-year-old
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Bulls welcoming wizard from Oz but bitter blow sees pair out for six weeks each
IT is a case of one step forward and two back for Bradford Bulls at present. Yesterday morning, they posted a picture on their social media channels of new Australian signing Zac Fulton, who has joined the Odsal club from NRL side Manly Sea Eagles
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Sykes strikes against leaders to keep Campion title dream alive
Campion have just about kept the title race alive in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division by winning their top-of-the-table clash 1-0 at home to Emley on Tuesday night. Emley arrived in Bradford knowing a win would put them nine points
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Care home is plunged into special measures after CQC inspection
A CARE home has been placed into special measures after it was rated 'inadequate'. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) dropped the rating for Ashcroft House in Bramhope from 'requires improvement' to 'inadequate' following an unannounced inspection