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  • NATIONAL: Southgate looking to breed England leaders

    ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate is attempting to build a squad of leaders ahead of the World Cup and that may lead to another new captain for Tuesday's friendly with Brazil.Southgate initially kept faith with Wayne Rooney following the sudden departure

  • Fire crews free woman from car after crash

    A WOMAN had to be cut out of a car after she crashed into a parked vehicle this afternoon. Fire crews from Odsal and Bradford were called to Southfield Lane, Great Horton at 5.20pm after reports of a crash. When they arrived they found an Audi

  • Young poets mark Armistice Day at shopping centre

    POIGNANT poems reflecting the horrors of war were read by the children who wrote them at an event to mark Armistice Day.Bradford's Young War Poet was a competition run by the Kirkgate Shopping Centre and charity Reading Matters that asked the district

  • Silsden make it sweet 16

    THE SILSDEN bandwagon just keeps rolling on after the Cobbydalers made it 16 straight wins in the Hallmark Security League to extend their 100 per cent start in Division One.Silsden hosted Daisy Hill and did not have things all their own way against the

  • Avenue overcome red card to claim maximum points

    North Ferriby United 0 Bradford Park Avenue 1BRADFORD Park Avenue had assistant player-manager Danny Boshell sent off 20 minutes from time but held on to earn three points after Oli Johnson's early strike had given them a slender lead.Avenue were

  • Substitute Priestley grabs last-gasp equaliser for Farsley

    FARSLEY Celtic had to come from behind three times to earn a draw from their Evo-Stik League trip to Silverlands as hosts Buxton proved to be troublesome opponents.The Bucks took an early lead in the Premier Division contest as Liam Hardy converted at

  • No Swet as Cleck notch solid victory over bogey derby rivals

    Cleckheaton 31 Huddersfield YMCA 13FACING opponents who had beaten Cleckheaton in five of their last six league encounters, and on the back of a defeat at lowly West Hartlepool last time out, the home side had every reason to feel nervous before they

  • NATIONAL: England still see room for improvement

    THERE was a touch of deja vu for England coach Wayne Bennett after his side collected their second win of the World Cup without being totally convincing.Leading 26-0 after 28 minutes in their final group game against France in Perth, England threatened

  • Brown adds colour to Queensbury fightback at Birkenshaw

    QUEENSBURY staged a second-half Division Two Central revival to steal a 20-12 victory over Birkenshaw Bluedogs in an action-packed Pennine League derby at East Bierley playing fields.The Bluedogs got the scoreboard ticking before Queensbury had touched

  • Ormerod second in Milan

    KATIE Ormerod launched her FIS Big Air World Cup campaign with a silver medal in Milan.The 20-year-old from Brighouse, one of Great Britain's top hopes for a snowboarding medal at next year's Winter Olympics, led going into the final run but could

  • Bairstow dreaming of a century of Tests

    JONNY Bairstow has become pretty adept at Test fifties and hundreds – and he is starting to eye a couple more as he embarks on one of the biggest series of his career to date.If all goes well for England's wicketkeeper over the next two months in

  • Foodstore planned for 'dilapidated' former Halfords building

    A REVISED application to turn a former car garage and shop into a food store has been submitted to Bradford Council.If successful, the plan would see the former Halfords building in Leeds Road, Thornbury, turned into a food store, along with a single

  • Respects are paid at Remembrance Sunday services

    THOUSANDS of people have paid their respects to those who have died in wars at Remembrance Sunday services across the Bradford district. The service in Bradford city centre started with a parade from City Hall to the War Memorial where civic dignitaries

  • Police appeal to locate missing Big Issue seller

    POLICE are appealing for information to trace a man who known to sell the Big Issue in Brighouse.Thomas Hamilton, 59, was last seen in Morris Lane, Kirkstall around 6.40am on Wednesday.He is white, around 5”4” tall with short grey hair and a beard.He

  • Eyesore former pub to be converted into housing

    PLANS to turn an eyesore former pub into a house have been approved as the development would “ensure the building does not degrade further.”The Prince of Wales Inn on Bowling Old Lane, opposite St Stephen’s CE Primary School, has been empty for over five

  • Missing boy, 11, is found

    WEST Yorkshire Police have tweeted that a missing 11-year-old Bradford boy has been found.Harris Reagan was reported missing on Friday and on Saturday police appealed for information about his whereabouts saying they were increasingly concerned for his

  • COURT FILE: 17 appear before Bradford and Keighley magistrates

    The following have been dealt with by Bradford and Keighley magistrates: Deividas Botyrius, aged 24, of Shay Drive, Heaton; driving while disqualified, 12 months’ community order, 80 hours’ unpaid work, £170 costs, banned from driving for 12 months