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Police appeal for help in tracing missing Keighley woman, 19
POLICE are appealing for the public's help in finding a vulnerable 19-year-old woman. The family Pamela Briggs (pictured) are becoming increasingly concerned about her as they have not heard from her for a number of days. She lives in the Knowle Park
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Cathedral funeral for Bradford City joint-chairman’s wife
THE funeral of the wife of Bradford City joint-chairman Mark Lawn will be held at Bradford Cathedral. Yvonne Lawn (pictured), 53, was diagnosed with bowel cancer three-and-a-half years ago and died on Monday, February 1. The grandmother-of-five
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UPDATE: Missing girl, 15, is found safe and well
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl who was reported missing for more than a week, has been safe and well. Hannah Davies, from the Bramley area of Leeds, but has contacts in Bradford, was last seen at about 10am on Saturday, January 30. Tonight, West Yorkshire
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Arson at Bradford Moor bowls clubhouse
A FIRE at the clubhouse of a bowls club today is being treated as arson. Two engines from Bradford Fire Station were called to Bradford Moor Park, Killinghall Road, Bradford Moor, at 3.30pm. Police officers were also at the scene this afternoon
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Terriers' defeat at Preston was 'lowest point' for Wagner so far
HUDDERSFIELD boss David Wagner insists watching his troops undeservedly lose 2-1 at Preston was one of his lowest moments since taking over in November.After a scoreless first 80 minutes at Deepdale, Nahki Wells looked to have set the Terriers on their
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Net loss for Sedge after borderline ping-pong ruling goes against them
Pennine League Division Two: Odsal Sedbergh 18 Stainland Stags 20ODSAL Sedbergh fell to a heart-breaking last-gasp defeat following a highly-debatable touchdown against Stainland Stags at Odsal Rec. Sedge realised they faced a tough task when the fleet-footed
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Frustrated Lions hope it will be all White on the night
FA Trophy: Dover Athletic 2 Guiseley 2 GUISELEY will look to progress to the last eight in the FA Trophy when they host Dover Athletic in a third-round replay at Nethermoor tomorrow night (Tuesday), but will feel frustrated that they didn’t dispatch their
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No 13th straight win but Celts claim good point
Evo-Stik Division One North: Burscough 0 Farsley Celtic 0 THERE was no 13th win on the bounce for Farsley Celtic but the club of the month curse didn’t haunt them as they kept their unbeaten run going at promotion-chasing Burscough.The stalemate was a
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Beer festival in Ilkley raises £40,000 for good causes
PUNTERS raised a glass and funds as Ilkley and District Round Table's Beer Festival brought in more than £40,000 for good causes. The two-day event, held at King's Hall and Winter Garden, Station Road, Ilkley, on Friday and Saturday, saw 2,500 people
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Community arts group devastated by Bradford mill inferno starts public appeal to secure future
A COMMUNITY arts group which lost almost everything in the Drummond Mill inferno has so far raised more than £2,000 from a public appeal to help secure its future.As the final parts of the mill were taken down over the weekend, Cecil Green Arts said supporters
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End of the line for Totally Locally traders' project in Saltaire
A TRADERS' initiative which helped business boosting events in Saltaire is being wound up but its funds could help buy two defibrillators for the World Heritage Site.Totally Locally was started two years ago as an off-shoot of the Saltaire Traders' Association
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Dozens of young artists see work on show as art school stages biggest Young Masters exhibition yet
AS ART exhibition openings go, it was an unusually lively one.Instead of glasses of wine and polite small talk, there was face painting and temporary tattooing as a colourful new art show was officially unveiled in Bradford.The artists behind the work
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Knifepoint robber with 25-year history of offences jailed for four years
A MAN with a 25-year history of offences has been jailed for robbing a Bradford frozen food store at knifepoint in order to feed his drug habit. Carl Boulton, 43, burst into the Farmfoods store in Harrogate Road, Greengates, and used a knife with an 18
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Brawl between twin brothers, 23, led to broken arm, judge told
A MAN threw a vacuum cleaner at his twin brother during a heated argument that ended with him breaking his arm, a court heard. William Bliss, 23, became involved in a fight with his twin Dylan, who suffers from a form of Asperger's syndrome, after he
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All kinds of everything is working for Keighley
Yorkshire Division Two: Keighley 41 Old Rishworthians 6HAVING won only three of their 13 matches before Christmas 2014, Keighley extended their record to 24 victories from 29 matches since the beginning of last year with this triumph.As per the previous
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Nuclear weapons protest takes place in Bradford
BAN-THE-BOMB campaigners wheeled an imitation nuclear warhead through the streets of Bradford in a protest against the renewal of the Trident programme.The newly-formed Bradford branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament braved heavy rain on Saturday
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A life in miniature: novelist curates new exhibition in Haworth of world of Charlotte Bronte
A BESTSELLING novelist is telling the story of Charlotte Brontë by contrasting minute details from her life in Haworth with the huge effect she had on the world.Tracy Chevalier, the author who penned the bestselling novel Girl with a Pearl Earring, has
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VIDEO & PICTURES: Judges, barristers and magistrates congregate at Bradford Cathedral for service in honour of district's justice system
JUDGES, magistrates and barristers processed into Bradford Cathedral in their robes and wigs for the district's annual legal service today. The Legal Service at Bradford Cathedral The congregation held prayers for all those who work for
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Full-time: Bradford Bulls 22 Featherstone Rovers 12
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Ambitious £1m plans drawn up to turn derelict Bradford nursing home into 'flagship' centre for disability group
A GROUP which helps people with disabilities across the district will be re-locating to a derelict nursing home in Bradford as part of a £1 million plan to create a 'flagship' centre for the disabled.Equality Together formed last year when groups including
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Bradford primary school praised for its work with disadvantaged pupils
A GOVERNMENT minister has congratulated a Bradford primary school for helping disadvantaged pupils.Hill Top Primary School in Low Moor is one of 38 Yorkshire schools praised by education and childcare minister Sam Gyimah (pictured) for effectively using
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Arsonist blamed for fire which destroys car
FIREFIGHTERS believe a car was set alight maliciously early today. One crew from Bradford fire station was called out shortly after midnight to put out the blazing Volkswagen Passat, which was parked on the roadside at Bowling Hall Road, East Bowling
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Reward offered after burglars steal bikes and mountaineering equipment from Bradford house
AN OUTDOOR pursuits enthusiast is offering a reward after raiders ransacked his home and stole thousands of pounds of specialist equipment.Ice axes and expensive climbing boots and jackets were among the items taken from health worker Simon Besford's
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Police fears grow for girl, 15, missing for more than a week
POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for a 15-year-old girl who has now been missing for more than a week. Hannah Davies is from the Bramley area of Leeds, but is known to have contacts in Bradford. She was last seen at about 10am on Saturday
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MP joins fight against major cutbacks to district's libraries
A BRADFORD MP has joined those campaigning to save the district's library service from major cut-backs. Bradford South Labour MP Judith Cummins is urging Labour-led Bradford Council to rethink its proposals to close all but seven libraries, if