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All set for gala

11:34am Wednesday 20th August 2008

An eight-a-side cricket tournament and a barbecue will be among the attractions at Bankfoot Cricket Club’s gala day in Wickets Close, Odsal. The cricket will begin at 10.30am on Monday with the rest of the fun starting at noon.

Appeal dismissed

11:07am Tuesday 19th August 2008

A government planning inspector has dismissed an appeal after Bradford Council threw out plans for an extension and conservatory at a home in Willowfield Crescent in Wrose.

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Open day at fire station

9:13am Tuesday 19th August 2008

An open day will be held at Odsal Fire Station on Saturday, August 30.

Girlington garage blaze mystery

5:00pm Friday 15th August 2008

Fire crews were called to a suspicious blaze at a domestic garage.

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East Bowling fundraiser

Louise Naylor

4:59pm Friday 15th August 2008

Clerical officer Louise Naylor, of East Bowling, Bradford, is in training for the 13.1 mile BUPA Great North Run for Breast Cancer Campaign.

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Walk in Wyke woods

4:57pm Friday 15th August 2008

An autumn ramble will be held at Judy Woods in Wyke.

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Mural brightens Allerton residents' outlook

Steve Harbon with his mural

2:16pm Thursday 14th August 2008

The weather may be grim but this giant painting of a seaside scene is lifting the gloom at a residential home in Bradford.

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Eccleshill day trip beats weather

Some of the pensioners getting ready for their big day out

2:12pm Thursday 14th August 2008

Forty-two clients and volunteers of St Luke’s Day Centre in Eccleshill enjoyed a day trip to the market towns of Settle and Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, despite the damp weather.

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Cricket coaching is big hit with pupils

Lord Patel, centre back, top from left, Kieran Sugden and Lyle Riddeal and, bottom from left, John Taylor, Leon Taylor and Pritesh

7:40pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

A Bradford peer is at the forefront of a pioneering sporting scheme which is proving a big success.

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Tributes paid to Allerton stalwart

Christine with her husband Ian

12:22pm Wednesday 13th August 2008

A community volunteer who helped transform a Bradford housing estate has died peacefully at her home.

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HRT may improve sleep and sexuality

Australian scientists beieve HRT could improve sleep and sexuality

Updated 5:21am Friday 22nd August 2008

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could result in improvements in sleep, sexuality and joint pain in older women, according to new research.


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