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  • Sikh Fortress Turban exhibition opens at Cartwright Hall

    A special turban owned by the British Museum provided the focal-point as an exhibition celebrating Sikhism was officially opened in Bradford. The Earl of Harewood welcomed about 100 people to Cartwright Hall art gallery yesterday as the Sikh Fortress

  • Four injured as car leaves road near Bingley

    Four people were taken to hospital after a crash on the Aire Valley trunk road near Bingley tonight. Four ambulances and three fire engines went to the scene of the one-vehicle accident between Crossflatts and Keighley at 5.40pm. Firefighters

  • Cracker Jack helps Leeds United keep it clean

    Middlesbrough 0 Leeds United 0 Leeds boss Brian McDermott said he was happy to escape with a point in a game where in-form debutant goalkeeper Jack Butland made some crucial saves. Boro enjoyed the best chances of a goalless encounter at the

  • Otley earn their stripes against Tigers

    Sheffield Tigers 11 Otley 20 Otley maintained their good form to come away with an important win and also deprived their hosts of a bonus point with some excellent second-half defence. The visitors played up the slope first into a half which

  • Cleckheaton chief Gillan: We're still sitting pretty

    Cleckheaton 8 Huddersfield YMCA 12 Cleckheaton rugby chairman Neil Gillan walked into the first-team changing room on Saturday tea-time to find a sea of glum faces. Derby visitors Huddersfield YMCA had just completed the double over the hosts

  • Bradford Salem go third after fightback

    Roundhegians 18 Bradford Salem 29 Bradford Salem climbed up to third place after a strong second-half performance earned them a bonus-point win at Roundhegians. On a pitch which was heavy in places, Salem’s normally dominant pack was for once

  • Sin-king feeling for Keighley Cougars boss March

    Doncaster 30 Keighley Cougars 12 Paul March endured a tough day at the office after being sin-binned during Cougars’ first defeat of the season today. March’s side had opened their Kingstone Press Championship campaign with an impressive 36

  • Lack of bonus points hindering Bradford & Bingley

    Stockport 46 Bradford & Bingley 17 One of the chief reasons for the Bees’ lowly league position has been their inability to acquire bonus points – and this defeat to Stockport was no different. The Wagon Laners, who are in a three-way scrap

  • Albion Sports stop rot in four-midable style

    Albion Sports 4 Nostell Miners Welfare 1 A late flourish saw Albion Sports coast to a comfortable home victory over struggling Nostell which catapulted them back into the top five of the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division table

  • Liversedge lose eight-goal thriller

    Liversedge had their first home game of 2014, but they failed to improve their lowly placing in the Northern Counties East Premier Division as they slipped to a 5-3 defeat. The home side matched visitors Staveley MW in an end-to-end first half

  • Eccleshill United draw a blank

    Eccleshill United banked a hard-earned point after a goalless draw at Knaresborough Town in Division One of the Northern Counties East League. The Eagles were high on confidence after booking their place in the West Riding County Cup final following

  • Man arrested over city centre sex assault on girl, 14

    Police are appealing for witnesses after a sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl in the centre of Bradford. The teenager was standing at a pelican crossing on Upper Piccadilly, close to the junction with Manor Row. She was approached by a man

  • Holme Wood homes evacuated as wheelie bin fire causes gas leak

    Three homes were evacuated after a fire caused a gas leak at a house in Bradford. The blaze, which started in a wheelie bin and spread to a shed and fence, damaged the gas and electricity supply to a property on Raikes Avenue, Holme Wood. Firefighters